Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saft America, Inc.
Start: 3/10/2020

1 amputation · 2020032299 · 3/10/2020 · Saft America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Saft America, Inc.
Location: 711 Gilharbin Industrial Blvd., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS: 335911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a battery cart carrying 40 cells. The cart struck a parked cart and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the two, causing the amputation of the fingertip at the first joint.

Source

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