Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wolverine Tube, Inc.
Start: 1/4/2022

1 amputation · 2022010053 · 1/4/2022 · Wolverine Tube, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Wolverine Tube, Inc.
Location: 2100 Market Street NE, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 331318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was guiding material from a saw onto a feed-out table when their right thumb was caught between the material and a guide pin, resulting in a partial amputation of 3/8 of the tip of their right thumb.

Source

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