Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hobart Service
Start: 7/24/2017

1 amputation · 2017076876 · 7/24/2017 · Hobart Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Motors other than vehicle
Secondary source: Broiling and frying equipment and appliances

Employer

Name: Hobart Service
Location: 9000 W 165th St, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66085
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing an actuator on a tilt skillet. While he was attempting to connect the motor with a pin, the motor dropped. His right finger was caught between the motor and the ground, amputating it from the nailbed to the fingertip.

Source

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