Amputations

Name: Amputations at ITT Engineered Valves, LLC
Start: 1/23/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010698 · 1/23/2023 · ITT Engineered Valves, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: ITT Engineered Valves, LLC
Location: 1110 Bankhead Ave., AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, 38821
NAICS: 332911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting another employee to weld and place a flange onto the body assembly. After aligning the flange for placement, the employee went to pull it into place when their right index finger became caught between the flange and the flange web, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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