Amputations

Name: Amputations at Genuine Parts Company
Start: 4/4/2019

1 amputation · 2019043505 · 4/4/2019 · Genuine Parts 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: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Genuine Parts Company
Location: 585 Coldbrook Road, HERMON, MAINE, 04401
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a flywheel on a lathe. As the machine was winding down, the employee's fingertips were trapped between the wheel and the grinder. The employee suffered amputations to the left little and ring fingers above the first knuckle.

Source

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