Amputations

Name: Amputations at Accuride Corp.
Start: 10/2/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109369 · 10/2/2020 · Accuride Corp.

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: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Accuride Corp.
Location: 411 Blackhawk Park Ave., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee went to manually move a pallet on a non-motorized conveyor because it was not moving. Another pallet began to roll forward and struck the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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