Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wheelabrator Concord Inc.
Start: 10/29/2019

1 amputation · 20191011242 · 10/29/2019 · Wheelabrator Concord Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wheelabrator Concord Inc.
Location: 11 Whitney Rd., PENACOOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03303
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a piece of equipment that was making noise when the employee's glove was caught between the equipment's chain and sprocket. His finger was pulled into the spinning chain and sprocket, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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