Amputations

Name: Amputations at Quantum Metals, Inc.
Start: 12/4/2019

1 amputation · 20191212457 · 12/4/2019 · Quantum Metals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name: Quantum Metals, Inc.
Location: 3675 Taft Dr., LEBANON, OHIO, 45036
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 4, 2019, an employee was trying to position an I-beam that was being supported by a forklift when the employee's right thumb was pinched between the forklift fork and the I-beam, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Source

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