Amputations

Name: Amputations at NEX Transport
Start: 8/8/2019

1 amputation · 2019088179 · 8/8/2019 · NEX Transport

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: NEX Transport
Location: 11000 St Rt 347, EAST LIBERTY, OHIO, 43319
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing stackable carts. One cart was off center and the top cart came down and locked into the bottom cart, pinching the employee's finger between the cart pins. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

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