Amputations

Name: Amputations at Northern Electric Cooperative
Start: 6/7/2023

1 amputation · 2023065049 · 6/7/2023 · Northern Electric Cooperative

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: Northern Electric Cooperative
Location: 39456 133rd Street, BATH, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57427
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 7, 2023, employees were unloading a box truck and rolling a reel of 2-inch plastic pipe to the back of the truck. As the employees were rolling the reel, the edge of the steel frame of the reel contacted the side of the truck. The injured employee s right little finger was caught between the reel and the truck, resulting in a laceration and fracture as well as a little finger amputation.

Source

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