Amputations

Name: Amputations at Geotech Services Inc.
Start: 9/27/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20180910030 · 9/27/2018 · Geotech Services Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Geotech Services Inc.
Location: Corner of Webb and Edgewater Road, LAKEWOOD, OHIO, 44107
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 27, 2018, an employee was replacing a bolt on the clamps of a drill rig when a clamp closed. The employee's hand was crushed, causing broken bones and an amputation of the ring finger.

Source

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