Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Dept of Transportation
Start: 5/3/2023

1 amputation · 2023053947 · 5/3/2023 · U.S. Dept of Transportation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Dept of Transportation
Location: 2000 GSP Drive Suite 5, GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29651
NAICS: 926120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was working on an HVAC machine in a basement. The fan was coming to a stop when his little finger was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

Source

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