Amputations

Name: Amputations at Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Start: 5/10/2018

1 amputation · 2018054562 · 5/10/2018 · Baker Hughes, a GE Company

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: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Location: 9100 Emmott Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS: 333132
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fitting a welding key into a slot to join two pieces of iron that were on a work table. The key did not fit properly so he removed it to investigate. His finger was in the key slot when one of the pieces of iron shifted, resulting in the amputation his left middle fingertip.

Source

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