Amputations

Name: Amputations at Whirley Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/4/2018

1 amputation · 2018043226 · 4/4/2018 · Whirley Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Whirley Industries, Inc.
Location: 140 West Harmar Street, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust a belt on an exit conveyor when the belt pulled his left middle finger in and around the pulley, amputating his fingertip. The conveyor was running at the time.

Source

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