Amputations

Name: Amputations at Oklahoma Tire Recyclers, LLC
Start: 6/28/2018

1 amputation · 2018066461 · 6/28/2018 · Oklahoma Tire Recyclers, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name: Oklahoma Tire Recyclers, LLC
Location: 100 Old Trail Road, BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA, 74010
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on an elevated screw conveyor to repair a leak when his left hand slipped and his left index finger slid into the conveyor amputating it at the first knuckle.

Source

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