Amputations

Name: Amputations at BMC Truss
Start: 8/5/2021

1 amputation · 2021086583 · 8/5/2021 · BMC Truss

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, n.e.c.
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: BMC Truss
Location: 7239 Expressway, MISSOULA, MONTANA, 59808
NAICS: 321214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a run check of a machine when a finger on their right hand got caught between the belt chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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