Amputations

Name: Amputations at PRECISION GEAR LLC
Start: 3/19/2019

1 amputation · 2019032856 · 3/19/2019 · PRECISION GEAR LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: PRECISION GEAR LLC
Location: 1900 MIDWAY DRIVE, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a stack of pallets so they would interlock and could be moved safely by his forklift. The pallets clicked into place, and his left middle finger was caught between them. The tip was partly amputated.

Source

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