Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ludowici Roof Tile
Start: 11/9/2017

1 amputation · 20171110813 · 11/9/2017 · Ludowici Roof Tile

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Ludowici Roof Tile
Location: 4747 Tile Plant Road, NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO, 43764
NAICS: 327120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 9, 2017, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was using a forklift truck to dump a dumpster full of trash. As the dumpster tipped forward, the weight of the dumpster shifted, catching the employee's finger between the fork of the fork truck and the dumpster. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

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