Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wilcon Winsupply Co.
Start: 2/23/2022

1 amputation · 2022021707 · 2/23/2022 · Wilcon Winsupply Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: Wilcon Winsupply Co.
Location: 721 Springfield Street, DAYTON, OHIO, 45403
NAICS: 531312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift, removing a valve connected to a steel utility pipe. The valve came down and crushed his left middle finger against the guardrail of the scissor lift. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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