Amputations

Name: Amputations at LAPP INSULATOR COMPANY LLC.
Start: 1/25/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010785 · 1/25/2023 · LAPP INSULATOR COMPANY LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Lathes, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: LAPP INSULATOR COMPANY LLC.
Location: 130 Gilbert Street, LE ROY, NEW YORK, 14482
NAICS: 327113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening the door to a vertical lathe to remove a part. The part pushed open the door and fell onto him. It struck him, knocking off his hat, and then landed on his right foot. His toes were fractured and two were medically amputated. He also suffered a minor abrasion on the right side of his forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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