Amputations

Name: Amputations at TOMCO Systems
Start: 6/16/2021

1 amputation · 2021064908 · 6/16/2021 · TOMCO Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Benches, workbenches, saw horses

Employer

Name: TOMCO Systems
Location: 3340 Rosebud Road, LOGANVILLE, GEORGIA, 30052
NAICS: 332420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were lifting a refrigeration unit's aluminum frame off a work table. The frame slid and pinched one employee's right middle fingertip against a bench. The last joint of the finger was amputated.

Source

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