Amputations

Name: Amputations at NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
Start: 10/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020109725 · 10/13/2020 · NPK Construction Equipment Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
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: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
Location: 7550 Independence Dr., WALTON HILLS, OHIO, 44146
NAICS: 423810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a steel plate back into a rack using a 10-ton overhead crane and a plate clamp. The plate fell, hitting the employee's left foot and amputating the big toe as well as part of the second toe.

Source

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