Amputations

Name: Amputations at Madden Contracting
Start: 9/13/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098436 · 9/13/2023 · Madden Contracting

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Road grading and surfacing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Madden Contracting
Location: 11288 Hwy 371, SIBLEY, LOUISIANA, 71073
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out old asphalt from the bed of a material transfer vehicle (MTV). The employee stepped onto the bed when the belt activated, causing their left foot to become caught in the conveyor belt paddle. The employee sustained a left toe amputation.

Source

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