Amputations

Name: Amputations at SSA San Juan Inc.
Start: 5/21/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018054963 · 5/21/2018 · SSA San Juan Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c

Employer

Name: SSA San Juan Inc.
Location: Avenue C Final, Muelle M, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, 00920
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was walking behind a top loader when the top loader operator reversed the equipment to pick up a container. The employee's right foot was struck and caught on the top loader wheel, resulting in an amputation below the knee.

Source

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