Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ferguson Waterworks
Start: 4/26/2023

1 amputation · 2023043758 · 4/26/2023 · Ferguson Waterworks

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Ferguson Waterworks
Location: 11th and Hayes St, BOISE, IDAHO, 83702
NAICS: 423720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a pipe from a fitted rack on his truck. As the employee grabbed a pipe strap, his glove became caught. The employee then went to step off the back of the truck and the top inch of his left hand ring finger was partially amputated.

Source

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