Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Start: 3/9/2023

1 amputation · 2023032181 · 3/9/2023 · Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 2600 GUNTER PARK DR EAST, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36109
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a welding machine. As the employee moved the coupler over to the correct location, the projection welder actuated, coming down on their right hand. The employee sustained a right index finger fracture and a partial amputation of the middle finger.

Source

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