Amputations

Name: Amputations at Amerden Inc.
Start: 10/9/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191010553 · 10/9/2019 · Amerden Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Amerden Inc.
Location: 6480 Us Highway 1 North, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32095
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of copper on a disc sander when his glove was caught between the sander belt, pulling his right thumb into the sander operation area and resulting in the amputation of his right thumb tip. He was hospitalized.

Source

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