Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arrows Up, LLC
Start: 11/30/2017

1 amputation · 20171111371 · 11/30/2017 · Arrows Up, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Arrows Up, LLC
Location: 3 W College Rd., ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60004
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to release an overhead door that was stuck in the raised position. The employee was pulling slack cable from around the wheel inside of the track when the door suddenly dropped, making the cable taut. The cable then sliced and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

Source

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