Amputations

Name: Amputations at B & N WELDING & FABRICATION, INC.
Start: 7/6/2020

1 amputation · 2020076264 · 7/6/2020 · B & N WELDING & FABRICATION, INC.

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: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: B & N WELDING & FABRICATION, INC.
Location: 4200 National Guard Drive, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA, 33563
NAICS: 811118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 1-inch-diameter metal pipe onto the forks of a forklift. The employee's left hand was pinched between the pipe and the forks; the ring fingertip was crushed and amputated.

Source

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