Amputations

Name: Amputations at IKO Southeast Inc.
Start: 8/17/2018

1 amputation · 2018088484 · 8/17/2018 · IKO Southeast Inc.

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: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: IKO Southeast Inc.
Location: 1708 Sylacauga Fayetteville Hwy, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35151
NAICS: 324122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a locked-out cooling section of an exhaust fan. The employee's hand was caught in the nip point of a belt and pulley in the fan; the employee suffered an amputation of the right little fingertip and a broken right ring finger.

Source

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