Amputations

Name: Amputations at SA Recycling
Start: 10/20/2018

1 amputation · 20181010836 · 10/20/2018 · SA Recycling

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source: Impact wrenches-powered
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: SA Recycling
Location: 309 State Docks Rd., PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, 36869
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a bolt while another employee was operating an impact driver to install the bolt into a metal shredder. The employee's glove was caught by the bolt, causing a partial amputation of his left index finger.

Source

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