Amputations

Name: Amputations at MTD Products, Inc.
Start: 11/2/2020

1 amputation · 20201110389 · 11/2/2020 · MTD Products, Inc.

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 during regular operation
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: MTD Products, Inc.
Location: 5484 Hwy 145 S, VERONA, MISSISSIPPI, 38879
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing carbon steel parts into a fixture so a robot could weld them. The clamp on the fixture actuated and caught the tip of the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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