Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nemak USA Inc.
Start: 3/29/2018

1 amputation · 2018033050 · 3/29/2018 · Nemak USA Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Band saws

Employer

Name: Nemak USA Inc.
Location: 2170 Old Sylacauga Hwy, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
NAICS: 331410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a horizontal band saw when his right hand went between the metal and a vise used to hold it in place, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation.

Source

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