Amputations

Name: Amputations at CATERPILLAR, Inc.
Start: 8/28/2023

1 amputation · 2023087915 · 8/28/2023 · CATERPILLAR, Inc.

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
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: CATERPILLAR, Inc.
Location: 9201 FAULKNER LAKE RD., NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72117
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to load a motor grader circle blank that weighed 2,300 pounds into a cradle fixture for machining. As he lowered the part, the tip of his gloved left middle finger was pinched between the circle blank and the cradle fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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