Amputations

Name: Amputations at Capps Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 9/24/2019

1 amputation · 2019099984 · 9/24/2019 · Capps Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Capps Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 2121 S. Edwards St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
NAICS: 336413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal on a bench grinder. His right hand was caught in the grinder and the thumb was amputated near the first joint.

Source

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