Amputations

Name: Amputations at H & G Catrow Contracting Inc
Start: 3/27/2021

1 amputation · 2021032594 · 3/27/2021 · H & G Catrow Contracting Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name: H & G Catrow Contracting Inc
Location: 443 Sandpiper Lane, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 25443
NAICS: 236115
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While performing maintenance on a front end loader/backhoe, an employee removed a pin, which caused the machine arm to come down on the employee's finger. The employee's finger was caught between the machine arm and a stationary object, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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