Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dick Houston Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
Start: 6/28/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019066543 · 6/28/2019 · Dick Houston Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Dick Houston Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
Location: 801 Irvingwick Drive West, HEATH, OHIO, 43056
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While spinning a belt onto a pulley, an employee's right ring and middle fingers were caught and contacted the pulley. The top of the ring finger was cut off at approximately the top knuckle joint. The middle finger suffered lacerations and is possibly broken.

Source

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