Amputations

Name: Amputations at Fisher Sand and Gravel
Start: 3/2/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023031959 · 3/2/2023 · Fisher Sand and Gravel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Fisher Sand and Gravel
Location: 7105 Laurel Airport Rd., BILLINGS, MONTANA, 59106
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on wear strips for a silo safety gate at an asphalt plant. As the employee was moving the gate with a pry bar, it slid off its rollers and landed on the employee's hand. The employee suffered one finger amputation down to the middle knuckle, two finger amputations just below the fingernail, and a broken thumb.

Source

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