Amputations

Name: Amputations at MORGAN CORPORATION
Start: 5/7/2018

1 amputation · 2018054417 · 5/7/2018 · MORGAN CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: MORGAN CORPORATION
Location: 111 MORGAN WAY, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
NAICS: 336211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was deburring a 4x4 inch plate on a sander. When he tilted the plate, the plate went between the sander base and then flipped back and pinched his thumb between it and the sander, amputating his right thumb tip.

Source

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