Amputations

Name: Amputations at WT Rich
Start: 7/7/2017

1 amputation · 2017076256 · 7/7/2017 · WT Rich

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source: Building, unspecified

Employer

Name: WT Rich
Location: 435 Warren Street, NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02458
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A truck driver backed up, stopped, and put the vehicle into park. The injured employee lowered the tailgate. At the same time, the truck settled and rolled back. The employee's index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the truck and the adjacent wall of the building.

Source

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