Amputations

Name: Amputations at GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.
Start: 3/30/2018

1 amputation · 2018033086 · 3/30/2018 · GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.
Location: N117W18880 Fulton Dr., GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53022
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a 66-pound slug out of a machine. The employee had a jack under the slug and was attempting to put a washer on when the jack slipped, causing the slug to fall and hit the employee's right middle finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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