Amputations

Name: Amputations at Caesarstone Technologies USA, Inc.
Start: 10/29/2019

1 amputation · 20191011330 · 10/29/2019 · Caesarstone Technologies USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Caesarstone Technologies USA, Inc.
Location: 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
NAICS: 327991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a jammed vacuum unit when his right hand entered the energized unit. His right index finger was then caught between the vacuum's airlock and flange, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Source

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