Amputations

Name: Amputations at Western Insulation
Start: 6/19/2018

1 amputation · 2018066010 · 6/19/2018 · Western Insulation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Western Insulation
Location: North 15th Street, BOZEMAN, MONTANA, 59715
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from an A-frame ladder while installing cardboard baffles in a garage's roof truss seals when he lost his balance. He grabbed the garage door track to try and regain balance, and the sharp track partially amputated his right ring finger.

Source

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