Amputations

Name: Amputations at Verrette Materials Inc.
Start: 10/16/2019

1 amputation · 20191010826 · 10/16/2019 · Verrette Materials 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: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: Verrette Materials Inc.
Location: 1050 Rusch Road, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN, 54166
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Three employees were trying to unjam a buckled service door using a forklift. They were using the forks to put pressure on the front of the door. One employee's fingertip got caught between the forks and the steel service door. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

Source

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