Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hay Creek Pallet Company, Inc.
Start: 6/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018065907 · 6/15/2018 · Hay Creek Pallet Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name: Hay Creek Pallet Company, Inc.
Location: 5094 Second Avenue, PITTSVILLE, WISCONSIN, 54466
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a jam on a pallet board notcher machine when the employee's left hand became caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in a ring fingertip amputation.

Source

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