Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company
Start: 8/15/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087841 · 8/15/2017 · Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company
Location: Waste Water Treatment Plant Agat, AGAT, GUAM, 96928
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a rebar bending machine when his right pinky finger was caught and amputated in between the machine's stopper plate and the return lever.

Source

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