Amputations

Name: Amputations at Davis Iron & Metals
Start: 4/18/2019

1 amputation · 2019043972 · 4/18/2019 · Davis Iron & Metals

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: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Davis Iron & Metals
Location: 611 S 23rd St., VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a metal obstruction from a bailer guide when the ram moved and pinned the employee's right index finger between the scrap metal and the bailer resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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