Amputations

Name: Amputations at SUBCOM CABLE SYSTEMS
Start: 9/6/2019

1 amputation · 2019099258 · 9/6/2019 · SUBCOM CABLE SYSTEMS

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: Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, unspecified

Employer

Name: SUBCOM CABLE SYSTEMS
Location: 100 Piscataqua dr, NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03801
NAICS: 335921
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After lining up a cable roller stand with floor anchor holes, an employee was cleaning dirt out of a floor anchor hole. While doing this, another employee moved the cable roller stand to line up a different bolt hole and the injured employee's finger was pinched in a hole. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation and avulsion of the right index fingertip.

Source

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