Amputations

Name: Amputations at Autozone, Inc.
Start: 5/6/2021

1 amputation · 2021053737 · 5/6/2021 · Autozone, Inc.

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-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Autozone, Inc.
Location: 402 Stoney Creek Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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