Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wood Systems, Inc.
Start: 10/13/2021

1 amputation · 2021108812 · 10/13/2021 · Wood Systems, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Stone, marble, granite slabs
Secondary source: Stone, marble, granite slabs

Employer

Name: Wood Systems, Inc.
Location: Mill Creek Granite & Stone, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74107
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a granite slab that was stacked behind multiple other slabs. One of the wedges the employee used to create a gap between the slabs fell and his left index finger was pinched between the slabs. The employee suffered an avulsion, which required surgical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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