Amputations

Name: Amputations at Parker Hannifin Corporation
Start: 7/26/2019

1 amputation · 2019077664 · 7/26/2019 · Parker Hannifin Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Parker Hannifin Corporation
Location: 2651 AL HWY 21 North, JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA, 36265
NAICS: 332911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a tool change in an eight-spindle chucking machine. After completing the other seven spindles, he rotated the machine to the eighth spindle and pushed the stop button. The employee's left middle finger contacted a spindle before it had come to a complete stop resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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