Amputations

Name: Amputations at KOHLER CO.
Start: 10/29/2021

1 amputation · 2021109328 · 10/29/2021 · KOHLER CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: KOHLER CO.
Location: 444 Highland Dr., KOHLER, WISCONSIN, 53044
NAICS: 332998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving packed ware from the end of a conveyor to a pallet using a hoist. As the employee raised the hoist, her left index finger became pinched on the lifting device, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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