Amputations

Name: Amputations at Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC
Start: 12/28/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211211100 · 12/28/2021 · Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC
Location: 10 Industrial Drive, WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25661
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sheering metal when he lost footing and shifted his weight on the pedal, causing his left hand to be crushed by the clamp and bed of the machine. The employee's left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his left middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle, and his ring and little fingers were crushed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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