Amputations

Name: Amputations at C. Martin Company, Inc.
Start: 10/6/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010350 · 10/6/2018 · C. Martin Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: C. Martin Company, Inc.
Location: Building 620, WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO, 45433
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the alignment and tightness of ventilation system drive belts. A belt snagged the employee's glove, pulling the employee's hand into the machinery. The employee suffered multiple fractures, including an open fracture/fingertip amputation.

Source

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