Amputations

Name: Amputations at Oshkosh Defense LLC
Start: 3/30/2020

1 amputation · 2020032871 · 3/30/2020 · Oshkosh Defense LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Oshkosh Defense LLC
Location: 333 W. 29th St., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
NAICS: 336120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a tool to tighten lug nuts on a truck. The tool's reaction bar rotated counterclockwise, pinching the employee's left index finger against the truck wheel. The finger was partially amputated.

Source

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