← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2018054432 · 5/7/2018 · Interroll

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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Interroll
Location
159 Coporate Dr. Morth, HIRAM, GEORGIA, 30141
NAICS
333991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the tube from a knurling machine when the machine pushed the tubing and the employee's hand into a pinch position against the base of the machine. The employee suffered a right middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown