Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tremcar USA, Inc.
Start: 6/8/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021064636 · 6/8/2021 · Tremcar USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tremcar USA, Inc.
Location: 436 12th Street NE, STRASBURG, OHIO, 44680
NAICS: 336212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unpacking two suspensions that were bolted together with a razor-sharp angle bracket. While the employee was using a box end wrench to unscrew the bolt, the suspensions shifted and caught the employee's right index finger. The fingertip was amputated behind the nail.

Source

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