Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walsh Glass and Metal Inc.
Start: 10/5/2022

1 amputation · 2022108748 · 10/5/2022 · Walsh Glass and Metal Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Windows, openings
Secondary source: Windows, openings

Employer

Name: Walsh Glass and Metal Inc.
Location: 92-33 Guy R Brewer Blvd, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11433
NAICS: 238150
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were on a two-point suspension scaffold outside a building, installing windows. One of them was holding a window on its jamb as it was slid into place to connect it to another. His right middle finger was caught between the two windows and amputated.

Source

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