Amputations

Name: Amputations at INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION
Start: 9/7/2018

1 amputation · 2018099263 · 9/7/2018 · INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION

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: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION
Location: 2000 INDEPENDENCE AVE NW, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 7, 2018, at about 6:15 a.m., an employee was using a forklift to empty a trash hopper when the hopper shifted. The employee's middle finger was then caught between the hopper and the forks of the forklift, resulting in a medical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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