Amputations

Name: Amputations at Evoqua Water Technologies
Start: 2/20/2023

1 amputation · 2023021599 · 2/20/2023 · Evoqua Water Technologies

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Evoqua Water Technologies
Location: 358 West 4th Street, CEDAR POINT, ILLINOIS, 61316
NAICS: 333318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a storage unit. As he lifted a 55-pound steel rack to throw into the dumpster, the rack slipped and his finger was caught between the dumpster and the metal frame of the rack. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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