Amputations

Name: Amputations at Matthews International
Start: 3/27/2019

1 amputation · 2019033188 · 3/27/2019 · Matthews International

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: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Matthews International
Location: 1315 West Liberty Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15226
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to change some broken belts on a dust collector when the guard slipped down and lacerated his right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The dust collector was locked out at the time.

Source

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