Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sunshine Metals, Inc.
Start: 2/6/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021154 · 2/6/2023 · Sunshine Metals, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: Sunshine Metals, Inc.
Location: 3941 S. Norman St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67215
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 6, 2023, two employees were handling a metal plate that weighed about 3,000 pounds, that was loaded on a trailer. When they lifted the plate up, it slid and crushed an employee's left hand against a 4x4. The injury resulted in amputation.

Source

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