Amputations

Name: Amputations at WVA Manufacturing
Start: 10/5/2023

1 amputation · 2023109223 · 10/5/2023 · WVA Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: WVA Manufacturing
Location: US Route 60 East, ALLOY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25002
NAICS: 331419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the second level of a silo. While they were making sure the belt pulley were not seized up, the belt was powered on, causing the employee's finger to get caught in the sheave. Their left little finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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