Amputations

Name: Amputations at METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 6/27/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018066396 · 6/27/2018 · METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 3126 MISSOURI AVE., EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62205
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 6/27/2018, an employee was attempting to remove a bolt from the control arm of a disassembled train locomotive wheel assembly. After he removed the nut, the arm shifted due to its weight and came down on his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Source

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