Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Bosworth Company
Start: 8/27/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020088152 · 8/27/2020 · The Bosworth Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Toilets, urinals
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: The Bosworth Company
Location: 4201 andrews, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79703
NAICS: 811411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were throwing away a toilet in a dumpster. One employee's left middle finger was lodged between the toilet and the dumpster rim, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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