Amputations

Name: Amputations at FCC Allenwood
Start: 4/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018043614 · 4/15/2018 · FCC Allenwood

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: FCC Allenwood
Location: PO Box 3500, WHITE DEER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17887
NAICS: 922140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a heavy chiller in order to clean the area when the end plate (approximately 300 pounds) fell on his finger while trying to move it. His right middle finger was partially amputated (3/4 inch to the base of the nail).

Source

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