Amputations

Name: Amputations at Assateague Island National Seashore
Start: 11/13/2020

1 amputation · 20201110763 · 11/13/2020 · Assateague Island National Seashore

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws

Employer

Name: Assateague Island National Seashore
Location: 34326 Chincoteaque Road, WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA, 23337
NAICS: 712190
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was pushing a piece of sheeting on a table saw. The sheeting began to lift; while the employee was pushing it down, the blade amputated the tips of his left ring and middle fingers.

Source

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