Amputations

Name: Amputations at Midwest Block and Brick
Start: 3/31/2021

1 amputation · 2021032690 · 3/31/2021 · Midwest Block and Brick

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name: Midwest Block and Brick
Location: 201 Rock Industrial Park Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
NAICS: 327331
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using needle-nose pliers to remove shrink wrap from conveyor sprockets when the machine cycled and pinched his finger in the chain and sprocket. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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