Amputations

Name: Amputations at FCA US LLC
Start: 8/7/2017

1 amputation · 2017087493 · 8/7/2017 · FCA US LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Turning handtools-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: FCA US LLC
Location: 3000 W Chrysler Dr,, BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS, 61008
NAICS: 336111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a bolt with a rotating bolt fastener when the employee's glove became caught in the gap between the sleeve and socket extension. The fastener then amputated the left-hand ring finger.

Source

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