Amputations

Name: Amputations at BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
Start: 12/13/2022

1 amputation · 20221210797 · 12/13/2022 · BLUE BIRD CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Metalworking lathes
Secondary source: Sanders-nonpowered

Employer

Name: BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
Location: 402 BLUE BIRD BLVD., FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
NAICS: 336211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe machine to sand a bolt. The emery paper became caught on the bolt, pulling his right hand into the bolt and twisting his thumb. His right thumb was surgically amputated.

Source

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