Amputations

Name: Amputations at TOKAI CARBON
Start: 9/15/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021097933 · 9/15/2021 · TOKAI CARBON

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: TOKAI CARBON
Location: 3931 CARBON PLANT RD., OZARK, ARKANSAS, 72949
NAICS: 335991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 15, 2021, an employee was trying to collect machined dust from the auger area of a machine. While in the small trench containing the auger, the employee slipped. His right hand was caught in the auger and severely injured. All five fingers were medically amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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