Amputations

Name: Amputations at Johnson Controls, Inc.
Start: 2/25/2020

1 amputation · 2020021843 · 2/25/2020 · Johnson Controls, 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: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Johnson Controls, Inc.
Location: 900 Darr Park Drive, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 74601
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the blades on a miter saw. A wood block was placed under the miter saw blades to hold the blades against the wood block. When the employee loosened the saw blade nut, the wood block slipped, and the saw blade came down and amputated their right middle fingertip.

Source

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