Amputations

Name: Amputations at Swing Staging LLC
Start: 5/14/2020

1 amputation · 2020054491 · 5/14/2020 · Swing Staging LLC

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: Angle irons

Employer

Name: Swing Staging LLC
Location: 25-20 Borden Avenue, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing angle iron pieces on a dolly the long way. He placed his hand on the load and his other hand on the handle of the dolly. As he was moving the load, the load shifted and smashed his right index finger between the load and the handle, causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

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