Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arconic Power and Propulsion
Start: 9/22/2017

1 amputation · 2017099101 · 9/22/2017 · Arconic Power and Propulsion

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: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Arconic Power and Propulsion
Location: 6200 Central Freeway, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76305
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut scrap castings to fit into the recycling bin. The employee's hand was pulled in and caught between the hand tool and a rubber mat resulting in amputation to the first knuckle of the left index finger and lacerations to the middle finger.

Source

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