Amputations

Name: Amputations at PRESTRESSED CASTING COMPANY
Start: 12/28/2018

1 amputation · 20181213229 · 12/28/2018 · PRESTRESSED CASTING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Cranes-other mobile cranes

Employer

Name: PRESTRESSED CASTING COMPANY
Location: 9802 S Hwy 59, DECATUR, ARKANSAS, 72722
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was untangling the whip line and main line of a crawler crane. The employee finished untangling the crane lines and the crane began to move. The main line caught the employee's hand, causing an amputation to the left index finger past the cuticle, an amputation to the left middle finger halfway into the nail bed, and a fractured ring finger.

Source

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