Amputations

Name: Amputations at John's Towing Services
Start: 10/11/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022108922 · 10/11/2022 · John's Towing Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: John's Towing Services
Location: I-95 Northbound I-95,, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32259
NAICS: 488410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 11, 2022, an employee was operating the winch of a tow truck to pull a semi-truck out of a ditch. Before the job was completed, the driver of the semi-truck began to drive away. The winch line was still attached to the semi-truck and amputated the employee's right thumb.

Source

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