Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pyongsan America, Inc.
Start: 12/13/2018

1 amputation · 20181212807 · 12/13/2018 · Pyongsan America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Pyongsan America, Inc.
Location: 760 West Veterans Boulevard, AUBURN, ALABAMA, 36832
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attaching an air hose to the discharge area of an inserter machine. The engage button was bumped and the air pressure engaged the clamp which shut on his right middle finger amputating the fingertip.

Source

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