Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walsh Construction
Start: 12/9/2017

1 amputation · 20171211694 · 12/9/2017 · Walsh Construction

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against object or equipment while moving it
Source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Walsh Construction
Location: 2255 Campus Dr., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a portable heater when his finger was caught in the grating protecting the fan blade on the rear of the heater. His left ring fingertip was amputated with no loss of bone.

Source

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