Amputations

Name: Amputations at Astec Industries, Inc.
Start: 12/7/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210509 · 12/7/2021 · Astec Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: Astec Industries, Inc.
Location: 2841 Whiting Road, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53105
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a large tacked plate. The rig broke loose, fell, and hit both the employee's middle fingers, resulting in fingertip amputations on both fingers.

Source

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