Amputations

Name: Amputations at Broadwind Towers, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2020

1 amputation · 2020010113 · 1/6/2020 · Broadwind Towers, 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: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Slings

Employer

Name: Broadwind Towers, Inc.
Location: 101 South 16th St, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the orientation of a 300-pound cast metal part while it was on the floor in a sling. The part shifted and pinched the employee's left middle and ring fingers against the sling, causing the amputation of the middle fingertip and an avulsion on the ring finger.

Source

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