Amputations

Name: Amputations at Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation
Start: 10/19/2020

1 amputation · 2020109937 · 10/19/2020 · Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation
Location: 6623 West Washington Street, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, 53214
NAICS: 541690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were inspecting the hoist cable on an overhead crane. One employee was operating the crane while the injured employee inspected the hoist cable. The injured employee was feeling the cable while it was moving through his gloved right hand checking for burrs or distortion in the cable when his fingers were caught between the crane cable and the pully of the block. Two fingertips were amputated.

Source

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