Amputations

Name: Amputations at Vimco, Inc.
Start: 8/1/2020

1 amputation · 2020087259 · 8/1/2020 · Vimco, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Vimco, Inc.
Location: 300 Hansen Access Rd., KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19406
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was spooling new wire into a road mesh machine when his hand got caught in part of the machine and the reverse button on the machine was pressed. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

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