Amputations

Name: Amputations at TRU 947 Riverbirch
Start: 1/28/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021010769 · 1/28/2021 · TRU 947 Riverbirch

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: TRU 947 Riverbirch
Location: 400 River Birch Dr, HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA, 35564
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a chain to move a mobile home to its next manufacturing station. The employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between two chains, causing an open laceration. He underwent surgery and the fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

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