Amputations

Name: Amputations at Terex South Dakota
Start: 7/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023076119 · 7/10/2023 · Terex South Dakota

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Terex South Dakota
Location: 3140 15th Avenue Southeast, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
NAICS: 333923
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead jib hoist to align parts to assemble an outrigger stabilizer. The parts shifted and pinched the tip of the employee's left little finger in a hole. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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