Amputations

Name: Amputations at Guardian Industries
Start: 6/16/2018

1 amputation · 2018065940 · 6/16/2018 · Guardian Industries

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name: Guardian Industries
Location: 3801 S. US Hwy. 287, CORSICANA, TEXAS, 75109
NAICS: 327211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from a charging machine with a rod that had a spade on the end of it when his left thumb was caught between the shield on the rod and the charging machine. His left thumb tip was amputated.

Source

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