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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018055000 · 5/22/2018 · Otis Elevator Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Elevators
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Otis Elevator Company
Location
6250 Traxxas way, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75070
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hoisting an elevator platform when the rope broke, causing the elevator to fall into the pit. The employee's left index finger was then caught between the elevator platform and the rail (where the elevator moves up and down), resulting in an amputation to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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