Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dal-Tile Corporation
Start: 4/28/2022

1 amputation · 2022043680 · 4/28/2022 · Dal-Tile 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Dal-Tile Corporation
Location: 1470 County Highway 21 S, FAYETTE, ALABAMA, 35555
NAICS: 327120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing debris from under a box turner. The air cylinder that activated the machine retracted and caught the tip of the employee's left index finger against the conveyor bed. The bone in the finger was fractured and the last 3/8 inch of the finger was amputated.

Source

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