Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bekaert Corporation
Start: 2/26/2022

1 amputation · 2022021822 · 2/26/2022 · Bekaert Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Bekaert Corporation
Location: 301 Darlington Drive, ROME, GEORGIA, 30161
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 7:50 a.m. on February 26, 2022, a dry draw operator was using a welder to cut a piece of wire rod. A pneumatic cutter, part of the welding machine, activated and amputated the employee's right index fingertip just below the nailbed.

Source

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