Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wyman-Gordon Forgings, Inc.
Start: 12/12/2019

1 amputation · 20191212775 · 12/12/2019 · Wyman-Gordon Forgings, 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: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Wyman-Gordon Forgings, Inc.
Location: 10825 Telge Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77095
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a 425-pound turbine disk into a crate for shipment. While attempting to position the turbine disk, the employee's right middle finger was caught in between a 2x4 inside the crate and the turbine disk. When the employee attempted to pull out the right middle finger, the right distal phalangeal tip was amputated.

Source

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