Amputations

Name: Amputations at Certified Roses Inc
Start: 12/22/2021

1 amputation · 20211210995 · 12/22/2021 · Certified Roses Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Band saws

Employer

Name: Certified Roses Inc
Location: 10126 U.S. 69, TYLER, TEXAS, 75706
NAICS: 926140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to trim the tops off bare-root roses. The employee turned off the saw to remove debris and a blade, still moving, contacted the inside of the employee's right middle finger at the top joint. The top of the finger was medically amputated.

Source

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