Amputations

Name: Amputations at Buckhannon Upshur Work Adjustment Center
Start: 9/20/2019

1 amputation · 2019099876 · 9/20/2019 · Buckhannon Upshur Work Adjustment Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws

Employer

Name: Buckhannon Upshur Work Adjustment Center
Location: 211 Little Sand Run Road, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 9:30 a.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was about to cut a board on a table saw when the sawblade amputated the first and fifth digits of the employee's right hand.

Source

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