Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rainbow Play Systems
Start: 10/19/2018

1 amputation · 20181010818 · 10/19/2018 · Rainbow Play Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Rainbow Play Systems
Location: 500 Rainbow Parkway, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
NAICS: 339920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually moving a belt on a fan when his hand slipped and his left index finger was pulled between the belt and pulley of the motor, resulting in a partial amputation of the finger. The fan was locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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