Amputations

Name: Amputations at GE Transportation
Start: 7/11/2018

1 amputation · 2018076969 · 7/11/2018 · GE Transportation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle

Employer

Name: GE Transportation
Location: 10707 N PAMONA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
NAICS: 333618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to lift a DC motor. While he positioned the nylon sling, the crane activated, pinching his right ring finger between the motor frame and the sling. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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