Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sonic Automotive
Start: 3/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020032406 · 3/13/2020 · Sonic Automotive

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Sonic Automotive
Location: 8477 North Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77037
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a wheel balancing machine. While reaching for a tool, his finger was struck by the wheel balancing machine. His right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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