Amputations

Name: Amputations at Imperial Pools, Inc.
Start: 6/23/2021

1 amputation · 2021068458 · 6/23/2021 · Imperial Pools, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Imperial Pools, Inc.
Location: 33 Wade Road, LATHAM, NEW YORK, 12110
NAICS: 339920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.

Source

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