Amputations

Name: Amputations at PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
Start: 9/27/2018

1 amputation · 20180910027 · 9/27/2018 · PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.

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: Machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
Location: 800 Cox Creek, FLORENCE, ALABAMA, 35630
NAICS: 721110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting preventive maintenance with two other people. One person was responsible for turning the power switch for the motor of a rotating floor. While the motor was in operation, the employee's hand was near the pulley and his right middle finger was caught in the belt, resulting in an amputation at the top joint.

Source

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