Amputations

Name: Amputations at Heim Construction, Inc.
Start: 9/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099597 · 9/17/2018 · Heim Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Heim Construction, Inc.
Location: 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a wood wedge when the saw struck a knot in the wood and kicked back, partially amputating the employee's thumb tip.

Source

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