Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Start: 3/31/2021

1 amputation · 2021032715 · 3/31/2021 · BWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: BWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Location: 2057 KUNKLETOWN ROAD, SAYLORSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 18353
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A heavy work piece fell out of a machine lathe while it was being lifted out with a crane. It fell and crushed a finger on the lathe operator's hand. The finger was later amputated.

Source

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