Amputations

Name: Amputations at IMKO ENTERPRISES INC
Start: 10/12/2017

1 amputation · 2017109809 · 10/12/2017 · IMKO ENTERPRISES INC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: IMKO ENTERPRISES INC
Location: VAN AM CUSTOM MANUFACTURING, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
NAICS: 561311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was positioning a piece on a mechanical power press when the press was activated via the foot control. The part then shifted and the employee's fingers were caught in the press, amputating the middle fingertip.

Source

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