Amputations

Name: Amputations at Jasper Engine - Transmission Exchange
Start: 12/1/2021

1 amputation · 20211210317 · 12/1/2021 · Jasper Engine - Transmission Exchange

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Power washers

Employer

Name: Jasper Engine - Transmission Exchange
Location: 300 Industrial Drive, WILLOW SPRINGS, MISSOURI, 65793
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a high-pressure washer and chemicals to clean when the pressure washer contacted their left index finger, resulting in an injury that required surgical amputation.

Source

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