Amputations

Name: Amputations at NJECT Disposal, LLC
Start: 3/1/2018

1 amputation · 2018032098 · 3/1/2018 · NJECT Disposal, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tires, except bike
Secondary source: Wheels, tire rims

Employer

Name: NJECT Disposal, LLC
Location: County Road 1010, CLINTON, OKLAHOMA, 73601
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic jack to lift a truck and change a flat tire. The jack slipped, catching the employee's right index finger between the bead of the tire and the wheel. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Source

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