Amputations

Name: Amputations at Whirlpool Corporation, LLC
Start: 7/13/2018

1 amputation · 2018077057 · 7/13/2018 · Whirlpool Corporation, LLC

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Whirlpool Corporation, LLC
Location: 677 Woodland Dr, OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
NAICS: 335224
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 13, 2018, an employee was performing a change-over on a foamer. The employee was lowering the locking plate onto the plug; it was misaligned, and the employee pushed on it. The plate aligned and amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.

Source

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