Amputations

Name: Amputations at Scot Industries, Inc.
Start: 5/16/2022

1 amputation · 2022054271 · 5/16/2022 · Scot Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name: Scot Industries, Inc.
Location: 1961 W. U.S. HWY. 30, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60554
NAICS: 333995
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a piece of square bar (weighing about 354 pounds). The bar slid and pinched the employee's right middle fingertip against another bar, causing an amputation (as well as a laceration and fracture) to the fingertip.

Source

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