Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pound for Pound Inc.
Start: 9/10/2018

1 amputation · 2018099348 · 9/10/2018 · Pound for Pound Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Pound for Pound Inc.
Location: 3915 W. 91st Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44105
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 10, 2018, a truck driver was helping unload steel rolls from a flatbed truck. When the chain supporting the rolls was removed, a roll came loose from the stack and fell onto the employee's leg. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and an above-knee amputation of the left leg.

Source

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