Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dynamic Systems, Inc.
Start: 2/20/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021021533 · 2/20/2021 · Dynamic Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Dynamic Systems, Inc.
Location: 15000 Lambda Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78245
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a metal air handler hood. It would not fit properly, so he wedged a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of wood in. As he was about to press it with a scissor lift, the wedge slipped out and the hood caught his left middle finger amputating it at the knuckle.

Source

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