Amputations

Name: Amputations at DCOR LLC
Start: 2/7/2018

1 amputation · 2018021310 · 2/7/2018 · DCOR LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: DCOR LLC
Location: Platform Hillhouse, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, 93003
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was replacing a valve in a process line using a chain fall. The employee's finger was caught between the new valve and the top of the flange crushing it and resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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