Amputations

Name: Amputations at AIRTECH SUPPLY, INC
Start: 8/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020087662 · 8/13/2020 · AIRTECH SUPPLY, 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: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: AIRTECH SUPPLY, INC
Location: 3058 HWY 290, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
NAICS: 441228
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a work piece on a female die section. The press was activated and the male die section came down on the employee's right middle and ring fingertips, crushing them. Each fingertip was amputated at the first joint.

Source

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