Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dells Material Company
Start: 9/7/2023

1 amputation · 2023098239 · 9/7/2023 · Dells Material Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: Dells Material Company
Location: 24663 475th Avenue, DELL RAPIDS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57022
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a chain that was caught between the gate and box of a truck. After the chain was removed, the gate closed, catching the employee's right index and ring fingers between the gate and the box. Both fingertips were amputated.

Source

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