Amputations

Name: Amputations at Morton's Landscape Development Company
Start: 10/14/2022

1 amputation · 2022109035 · 10/14/2022 · Morton's Landscape Development Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Morton's Landscape Development Company
Location: 27757 Caple Rd., COLUMBIA STATION, OHIO, 44028
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 11:00 a.m. on October 14, 2022, an employee was using a blower to blow straw. The chain inside the drum of the blower struck the employee's hand, amputating part of the thumb.

Source

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