Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kwik Trip Inc
Start: 8/27/2020

1 amputation · 2020088168 · 8/27/2020 · Kwik Trip Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: Kwik Trip Inc
Location: 2202 Kwik Trip Way, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54602
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the drum brakes on a yard truck. As he used a pry bar to help install the upper brake shoe of the right rear drum, his left little finger was caught between the S-Cam roller and the brake shoe. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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