Amputations

Name: Amputations at Shur-Co, LLC
Start: 3/30/2022

1 amputation · 2022032833 · 3/30/2022 · Shur-Co, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Shur-Co, LLC
Location: 1212 North Norbeck Street, VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57069
NAICS: 314910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 4:30 p.m. on March 30, 2022, an employee was using a grommet press machine to punch holes in tarp material. The machine injured his left middle finger, necessitating a partial medical amputation.

Source

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