Amputations

Name: Amputations at WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
Start: 12/8/2017

1 amputation · 20171211669 · 12/8/2017 · WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION

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: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
Location: 1000 WIEGAND BLVD., LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
NAICS: 334513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a rolling cart to move heavy material stored in a wooden crate. The employee's hand was on the side of the cart while steering it. The employee's finger was then pinched between a metal frame on a door and the wooden crate, amputating the fingertip without bone loss.

Source

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