Amputations

Name: Amputations at Glendale Boat Works, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2017

1 amputation · 2017076587 · 7/17/2017 · Glendale Boat Works, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Glendale Boat Works, Inc.
Location: 18300 Market Street, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to move a 24" by 14" transformer on a boat with a hoist. When he went to set the transformer down, the transformer slipped and landed on the table surface, trapping his index finger between the two. His fingertip was amputated.

Source

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