Amputations

Name: Amputations at Danzer Veneer Americas, Inc.
Start: 9/8/2023

1 amputation · 2023098297 · 9/8/2023 · Danzer Veneer Americas, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Axes, hatchets

Employer

Name: Danzer Veneer Americas, Inc.
Location: 240 Reach Road, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS: 321211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hatchet to cut a dangling shoe lace from his boot. As the employee swung the hatchet down, the top of his left thumb was partially amputated.

Source

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