Amputations

Name: Amputations at Brame Energy Center
Start: 3/25/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032526 · 3/25/2021 · Brame Energy Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Brame Energy Center
Location: 275 Rodemacher Road, LENA, LOUISIANA, 71447
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding rough edges off a piece of metal plate. The employee's right thumb was caught between a vertical rotating grinding disk and the tool table/rest. The employee suffered tissue damage and an amputation of the thumbnail/fingertip.

Source

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