Amputations

Name: Amputations at ECK INDUSTRIES INC.
Start: 9/9/2019

1 amputation · 2019099352 · 9/9/2019 · ECK INDUSTRIES INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: ECK INDUSTRIES INC.
Location: 1602 N 8th St, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
NAICS: 331521
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing an aluminum casting from a basket after the heat treating process. The employee's left hand was caught between the lifting hook and the parts hook resulting in a partial amputation of the left pointer finger.

Source

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