Amputations

Name: Amputations at United Road Midwest
Start: 4/12/2023

1 amputation · 2023043277 · 4/12/2023 · United Road Midwest

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: United Road Midwest
Location: 5676 Dixie Highway, FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45014
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was closing up their trailer before going to their next job. The employee's fingers were inside the loading bar area when the sliding metal ramps struck his fingers, resulting in amputations of both middle fingertips.

Source

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