Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tesla, Inc.
Start: 6/21/2022

1 amputation · 2022065426 · 6/21/2022 · Tesla, 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: Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Tesla, Inc.
Location: 1 Tesla Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
NAICS: 336111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in the paint wastewater chemical storage room, positioning a chemical tote on a pallet. The tote shifted and caught his right middle fingertip against the pallet. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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