Amputations

Name: Amputations at PENTAIR WATER TREATMENT (OH) COMPANY
Start: 8/13/2019

1 amputation · 2019088311 · 8/13/2019 · PENTAIR WATER TREATMENT (OH) COMPANY

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: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: PENTAIR WATER TREATMENT (OH) COMPANY
Location: 220 PARK DR., CHARDON, OHIO, 44024
NAICS: 333319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a grinder when his left index fingertip was caught and amputated between the blades and the housing. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

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