Amputations

Name: Amputations at Holcim (US) Inc.
Start: 10/22/2019

1 amputation · 20191011037 · 10/22/2019 · Holcim (US) Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Rope, twine, string
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Holcim (US) Inc.
Location: LafargeHolcim Bettendorf Terminal, BETTENDORF, IOWA, 52722
NAICS: 327310
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was handling a rope (tagline) while removing a lid from a barge. A gust of wind moved the barge lid, causing the rope to jerk around the employee's thumb and resulting in an amputation of the right thumb.

Source

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