Amputations

Name: Amputations at 1861 Southern Cremations & Funerals, LLC
Start: 1/19/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022010504 · 1/19/2022 · 1861 Southern Cremations & Funerals, 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: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Secondary source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: 1861 Southern Cremations & Funerals, LLC
Location: 1861 Dallas Highway, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30064
NAICS: 812210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing a lift that was used in a crematory. The lift was propped up with wooden blocks so that the employee could line up the holes for new bolts. One of the wooden blocks moved and the lift collapsed, amputating the employee's right ring finger just above the knuckle.

Source

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