← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2019033038 · 3/22/2019 · Grant County Mulch, Inc.

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Grant County Mulch, Inc.
Location
114 Glade Farm Road, HAZELTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26525
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a 400-pound roll of plastic bags into a bagging machine and pinched his right ring finger between the shaft and the cradle causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown