Amputations

Name: Amputations at Okay Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/4/2019

1 amputation · 2019043507 · 4/4/2019 · Okay Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Okay Industries, Inc.
Location: 245 New Park Drive, BERLIN, CONNECTICUT, 06037
NAICS: 339112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on an automation assembly laser machine when parts moved unexpectedly. The employee's finger was caught in the machine as it advanced, and he suffered a broken bone and a partial fingertip amputation requiring surgery. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

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