Amputations

Name: Amputations at Warren Distribution, Inc.
Start: 4/17/2018

1 amputation · 2018043667 · 4/17/2018 · Warren Distribution, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Warren Distribution, Inc.
Location: 2402 Worth St, GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35976
NAICS: 324191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a polymer jam buildup in a hydraulic chopping machine when the hydraulic blade cycled and caught the employee's finger between the blade and the bottom metal block. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the second joint.

Source

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