Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nextran Corporation
Start: 9/16/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021097994 · 9/16/2021 · Nextran Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Nextran Corporation
Location: 6801 NW 74th Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33166
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A mechanic was assisting another employee to tow a forklift that needed repair. He grabbed a chain and was about to insert it on the forks when his left middle finger got caught between the chain and a fork. The finger was medically amputated at the first bone.

Source

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