Amputations

Name: Amputations at N. Wasserstrom & Son
Start: 4/10/2019

1 amputation · 2019043691 · 4/10/2019 · N. Wasserstrom & Son

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Sanders-powered

Employer

Name: N. Wasserstrom & Son
Location: 2300 Lockbourne Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
NAICS: 333241
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an electric belt sander to sand plywood. The employee's left index finger was caught between the sander's belt and the rollers, and the fingertip (to the rear of the nailbed) was amputated.

Source

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