Amputations

Name: Amputations at IWM International, LLC
Start: 12/20/2017

1 amputation · 20171212068 · 12/20/2017 · IWM International, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinders, abraders
Secondary source: Screwdrivers-nonpowered

Employer

Name: IWM International, LLC
Location: 500 East Middle Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind the tip of a screwdriver when the tool was pulled between the grinding wheel and tool rest. His fingers were pulled in with the screwdriver, partially amputating his left pinky finger to the first knuckle.

Source

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