Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ameriseal of Ohio, Inc.
Start: 3/3/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032071 · 3/3/2020 · Ameriseal of Ohio, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ameriseal of Ohio, Inc.
Location: Olney Municipal Airport, OLNEY, TEXAS, 76374
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were placing front tongue load-bearing metal poles into metal stand boots. A metal pole weight slipped, and an employee's right thumb was caught between the pole base and the boot rim. It was amputated at the first joint. The employee was hospitalized and the thumb was surgically reattached.

Source

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