Amputations

Name: Amputations at THE DOE RUN COMPANY
Start: 4/24/2018

1 amputation · 2018043947 · 4/24/2018 · THE DOE RUN COMPANY

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: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: THE DOE RUN COMPANY
Location: #1 Casteel Drive, VIBURNUM, MISSOURI, 65566
NAICS: 331492
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a cable stripper and opened the cabinet that houses the stripper wheel when his glove was caught in the wheel, pulling in his left hand. His left ring finger was amputated and his left middle finger was severely injured.

Source

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