Amputations

Name: Amputations at Spires Paving
Start: 4/4/2018

1 amputation · 2018043228 · 4/4/2018 · Spires Paving

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: Trailers
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Spires Paving
Location: 1480 Sugar Grove Road, LANCASTER, OHIO, 43130
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reinstalling wiring on a lowboy trailer. The door on the hydraulic compartment was open. Strong winds from a storm blew the hydraulic compartment door shut and the employee's right hand was caught in the door resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

Source

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