Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dura-Cast, Inc.
Start: 2/2/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021125 · 2/2/2018 · Dura-Cast, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Casting machinery

Employer

Name: Dura-Cast, Inc.
Location: 201 N Industrial Park Rd, ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA, 36330
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a sprue from a machine and the machine closed on his right hand. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and a broken fore finger and middle finger.

Source

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