Amputations

Name: Amputations at Whirlpool Corporation, LLC
Start: 10/7/2018

1 amputation · 20181010372 · 10/7/2018 · Whirlpool Corporation, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Whirlpool Corporation, LLC
Location: 677 Woodland Dr, OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
NAICS: 335224
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 7, 2018, an employee was putting cardboard into a baler when the machine's guard was lowered onto his finger, pinching his left little finger against the frame. The end of the finger was amputated.

Source

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