Amputations

Name: Amputations at C&B Equipment
Start: 10/5/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022108756 · 10/5/2022 · C&B Equipment

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: C&B Equipment
Location: 4719 Merriam Drive, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66203
NAICS: 333996
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was polishing a part on a lathe. His rag wrapped around his glove and pulled his right thumb under the spindle, where it was amputated. The thumb was reattached at the hospital.

Source

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