Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alpha Iron Works, LLC
Start: 3/19/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032886 · 3/19/2019 · Alpha Iron Works, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Alpha Iron Works, LLC
Location: 65 South Goodway Drive, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14623
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was welding an end plate on a beam. The clamp was on the beam and he was moving the beam to a vertical position when the beam fell on his right foot, causing the amputation of two toes. Steel toe safety shoes were worn at the time.

Source

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