Amputations

Name: Amputations at White Star Machinery
Start: 7/27/2020

1 amputation · 2020077064 · 7/27/2020 · White Star Machinery

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: Vises, clamps

Employer

Name: White Star Machinery
Location: 835 NE Hwy 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66608
NAICS: 532490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder onto a bench vise for repairs. The vice rotated and the employee's left thumb was caught in a fitting hole. Then the cylinder rotated and caught the employee's thumb against the vise amputating the fingertip.

Source

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