Amputations

Name: Amputations at Yancey Bros. Co.
Start: 2/18/2021

1 amputation · 2021021463 · 2/18/2021 · Yancey Bros. Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
Secondary source: Chisels-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Yancey Bros. Co.
Location: 228 Andrew Dr., WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, 30673
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chisel and hammer to separate and remove a bearing in the axle of a road scraper machine. One of the tools struck his left thumb, resulting in the partial amputation of the thumb tip at the end of the nail.

Source

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