Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cherokee Brick and Tile
Start: 6/30/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020066090 · 6/30/2020 · Cherokee Brick and Tile

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Strapping

Employer

Name: Cherokee Brick and Tile
Location: 2050 Forest Ave., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39213
NAICS: 327121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to carry bricks when the metal strap that held the bricks together became caught in the forklift tire. The metal strap amputated his third right fingertip.

Source

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