Amputations

Name: Amputations at WOODS EQUIPMENT
Start: 5/22/2018

1 amputation · 2018054987 · 5/22/2018 · WOODS EQUIPMENT

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: WOODS EQUIPMENT
Location: 2606 S. IL RT 2, OREGON, ILLINOIS, 61061
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a press brake machine when an adapter bar fell approximately 18 inches and struck the employee's left pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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