Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ardagh Glass, Inc
Start: 6/28/2017

1 amputation · 2017065918 · 6/28/2017 · Ardagh Glass, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Ardagh Glass, Inc
Location: 4241 Hwy 563, SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA, 71275
NAICS: 327213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was backing up a forklift. His hand was on the overhead rail when he struck a cage and overhead pipe guard. His right hand was caught between the overhead rail and the pipe guard, amputating his index finger at the middle knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown