Amputations

Name: Amputations at DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.
Start: 9/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018099554 · 9/15/2018 · DAIKIN AMERICA, 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: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.
Location: 905 STATE DOCKS ROAD, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a ratcheting air tool to remove bolts from a tower when the employee's left third finger was caught in the tool, resulting in an amputation of the distal phalanx.

Source

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