Amputations

Name: Amputations at DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP.
Start: 11/3/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201110416 · 11/3/2020 · DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP.
Location: Hitachi Rail USA, Inc., MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33178
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dislodging a rock from the conveyor belt of the rock crusher using a piece of rebar/pipe when the employee's right hand slid into a pinch point between the frame of the equipment and the rebar resulting in a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.

Source

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