Amputations

Name: Amputations at JELD-WEN, INC.
Start: 8/6/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019088035 · 8/6/2019 · JELD-WEN, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: JELD-WEN, INC.
Location: 1201 NEWARK ROAD, MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, 43050
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was responding to a quality issue with a piece of equipment that had a fixture out of place. The clamp was under pressure with air and continued to move once the fixture was back in place. The clamp then pinched the employee's left middle finger and tore off the nail and fingertip.

Source

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