Amputations

Name: Amputations at Diamond Metals Distribution
Start: 10/1/2019

1 amputation · 20191010260 · 10/1/2019 · Diamond Metals Distribution

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: Diamond Metals Distribution
Location: 4635 W. 160th Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a lifting magnet to lift a plate when the metal plate fell and crushed the employee's left index finger and thumb, resulting in fingertip and thumb tip amputations.

Source

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