Amputations

Name: Amputations at Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Start: 7/22/2023

1 amputation · 2023076579 · 7/22/2023 · Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 2647 8th St., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
NAICS: 332212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping waste products in the dumpster. As the employee released the hatch to the dumpster, it snapped back and caught their left ring finger, resulting in amputation.

Source

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