Amputations

Name: Amputations at Egger Steel Company
Start: 12/8/2017

1 amputation · 20171211674 · 12/8/2017 · Egger Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Egger Steel Company
Location: 909 South 7th Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a die on a press brake when the press brake was activated. The employee's finger was caught in the point of operation, partially amputating the fingertip.

Source

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