Amputations

Name: Amputations at Libbey Glass Inc.
Start: 10/13/2021

1 amputation · 2021108818 · 10/13/2021 · Libbey Glass Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Elevators

Employer

Name: Libbey Glass Inc.
Location: 940 Ash Street, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43611
NAICS: 327212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 13, 2021, an employee was pushing a metal cart onto an elevator. As the cart turned, the employee's right thumb was pinched between it and the side of the elevator. The employee suffered a potential amputation to the thumb tip.

Source

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