Amputations

Name: Amputations at GE Grid Solutions, LLC
Start: 4/30/2018

1 amputation · 2018044158 · 4/30/2018 · GE Grid Solutions, LLC

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 regular operation
Source: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: GE Grid Solutions, LLC
Location: 70000 West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71129
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was winding a coil on a winding machine when he noticed the insulation paper was walking out of alignment. As he was realigning the paper, his left middle fingertip was caught between the coil and the roller, resulting in an amputation.

Source

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