Amputations

Name: Amputations at AECOM, Inc.
Start: 9/2/2018

1 amputation · 2018099083 · 9/2/2018 · AECOM, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: AECOM, Inc.
Location: 100 Tractor Drive, EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61611
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to change a cooling liquid bag filter on a machine when the strap broke, causing the filter's metal strainer to come down on the employee's left hand and amputate the left middle fingertip.

Source

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