Amputations

Name: Amputations at MAX AIR TECHNOLOGY
Start: 12/6/2017

1 amputation · 20171211564 · 12/6/2017 · MAX AIR TECHNOLOGY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: MAX AIR TECHNOLOGY
Location: 751 Hoff Rd., O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
NAICS: 334519
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a control valve assembly. His left ring finger was in the valve opening when he applied air to test the valve. The valve moved and amputated his fingertip.

Source

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