Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saia-Burgess LLC
Start: 8/3/2023

1 amputation · 2023087035 · 8/3/2023 · Saia-Burgess LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Saia-Burgess LLC
Location: 801 Scholz Dr., VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
NAICS: 335313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been placing a terminal on a lead wire using a terminal applicator machine. They were clearing debris inside the machine when the applicator tip came down and partially amputated their right little fingertip.

Source

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