Amputations

Name: Amputations at JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Start: 11/21/2019

1 amputation · 20191112107 · 11/21/2019 · JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Location: 6670 STATE ROUTE 29 NE, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment to the welding arm of a stationary spot welding machine when her right index finger was smashed on the up-stroke, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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