Amputations

Name: Amputations at Quikrete
Start: 4/28/2018

1 amputation · 2018044100 · 4/28/2018 · Quikrete

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Quikrete
Location: 1008 US-67, ALVARADO, TEXAS, 76009
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean off a machine's sensor when the machine started to move. As he attempted to remove his hand, his right middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, tearing off his fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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