Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tecnocap, LLC
Start: 11/21/2019

1 amputation · 20191112111 · 11/21/2019 · Tecnocap, LLC

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 regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Tecnocap, LLC
Location: 1701 Wheeling Ave., GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26038
NAICS: 332116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a shear to cut thin pieces of metal. The shear activated while his right hand was at the cutting area and the tip of his right middle finger was amputated. The shear was unguarded at the time.

Source

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