Amputations

Name: Amputations at YKK AP America Inc.
Start: 12/2/2019

1 amputation · 20191212366 · 12/2/2019 · YKK AP America Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name: YKK AP America Inc.
Location: 1229 Hwy 441 Bypass, DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31021
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a saw and asked a coworker to shut it down. He opened a panel to check on the blade and his left hand came in contact with a moving belt and pulley. He sustained a partial amputation of the middle and index fingers (to the first joint).

Source

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