Amputations

Name: Amputations at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Start: 8/6/2020

1 amputation · 2020087450 · 8/6/2020 · Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Location: 48023 S. County Road 203, WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA, 73801
NAICS: 221115
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move materials on pallets. He got off the forklift when its forks became stuck in the crates. As he was trying to move the forks, a tine fell onto his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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