Amputations

Name: Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
Start: 6/30/2021

1 amputation · 2021065367 · 6/30/2021 · Caterpillar Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Caterpillar Inc.
Location: 1720 W Kingsbury Street, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead grid crane when their right middle finger was pinched between the engine head assembly and the transport rack resulting in amputation of the fingertip just below the nail bed.

Source

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