Amputations

Name: Amputations at QC LLC
Start: 1/14/2020

1 amputation · 2020010403 · 1/14/2020 · QC 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: QC LLC
Location: 5422 Nash Road, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 63701
NAICS: 325314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working to unchoke a dust collector. The injured employee suffered amputation of two fingertips when he contacted the rotating rotary valve. The valve was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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