Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kings Island
Start: 10/30/2019

1 amputation · 20191011256 · 10/30/2019 · Kings Island

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Amusement park rail vehicle

Employer

Name: Kings Island
Location: 6300 Kings Island Dr., KINGS MILLS, OHIO, 45034
NAICS: 713110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a coaster car from the tracks using a forklift, when their right hand was caught between the wheels and the axel. The employee sustained amputation of the right pinky fingertip.

Source

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