Amputations

Name: Amputations at W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
Start: 1/9/2018

1 amputation · 2018010285 · 1/9/2018 · W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
Location: 200 Mulberry Road, TUNNEL HILL, GEORGIA, 30755
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was attempting to unclog a brush chipper by placing his left hand on top of the cutting wheel and using his right hand to clear out the lower portion of the cutting wheel. The wheel cleared and started turning resulting in a left ring finger amputation just below the fingernail.

Source

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