Amputations

Name: Amputations at Safway Atlantic
Start: 11/16/2017

1 amputation · 20171111006 · 11/16/2017 · Safway Atlantic

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Safway Atlantic
Location: 403 East First Street, DIXON, ILLINOIS, 61021
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a bundle of scaffolding equipment into the bed of a truck when the scaffolding shifted. The employee's right fifth finger was then caught and partially amputated between the scaffolding racks.

Source

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