Amputations

Name: Amputations at Emera Maine
Start: 11/13/2019

1 amputation · 20191111829 · 11/13/2019 · Emera Maine

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Drills-powered
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Emera Maine
Location: 27 whitneyville Rd., JONESBORO, MAINE, 04648
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An Emera Maine employee was using a hammer drill to drill a hole in concrete. His mitten slid off the hammer drill and got caught in the drill bit, causing the employee's left thumb to be amputated.

Source

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