Amputations

Name: Amputations at Fabarc Steel Supply, Inc.
Start: 10/4/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010274 · 10/4/2018 · Fabarc Steel Supply, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Motors other than vehicle

Employer

Name: Fabarc Steel Supply, Inc.
Location: 111 MEADOW LANE, OXFORD, ALABAMA, 36203
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Three employees were moving a motor onto the back of a golf cart. While two employees lowered the motor, the third began to push the motor in place. The motor flipped over, crushing the third employee's right ring finger and crushing and amputating his right middle finger.

Source

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