Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pallet Distributors Inc.
Start: 3/29/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022032772 · 3/29/2022 · Pallet Distributors Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pallet Distributors Inc.
Location: 10143 Copperhead Road NW, SUGARCREEK, OHIO, 44681
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An electric nailer was loading up when it became blocked. An employee was unblocking it when the chuck body on the nailer caused a laceration and amputation to his left index finger. The machine was guarded, but not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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