Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cherokee Brick and Tile
Start: 8/21/2017

1 amputation · 2017088046 · 8/21/2017 · Cherokee Brick and Tile

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Cherokee Brick and Tile
Location: 3250 WATERVILLE ROAD, MACON, GEORGIA, 31206
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 3 x 8 metal plate when his right hand was caught between the metal plate and the top layer of a stone resting on a kiln cart. His right middle finger broke in three places and was partially de-gloved and surgically amputated.

Source

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