Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southern Handling
Start: 12/4/2018

1 amputation · 20181212453 · 12/4/2018 · Southern Handling

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Shelves, shelving
Secondary source: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board

Employer

Name: Southern Handling
Location: 1874 Deefor Avenue, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
NAICS: 444190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing plywood from a pallet rack when he slipped and fell. The wood cut his left hand (three middle fingertips) against metal shelving, resulting in the amputation of the three fingertips.

Source

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