Amputations

Name: Amputations at K and K Construction and Repair, Inc.
Start: 10/9/2020

1 amputation · 2020109635 · 10/9/2020 · K and K Construction and Repair, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: K and K Construction and Repair, Inc.
Location: 1202 Seventh Avenue NE, WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58078
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chain hoist to lift an angle hook that had been tack-welded to a metal plate. The weld failed, causing the plate to drop and strike the employee's left hand. Fingers on the left hand were injured and the index finger was partially amputated.

Source

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