Amputations

Name: Amputations at Blue Bird Corporation
Start: 10/5/2023

1 amputation · 2023109227 · 10/5/2023 · Blue Bird Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by physical contact during horseplay
Source: Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary source: Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name: Blue Bird Corporation
Location: 402 Blue Bird Blvd., FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
NAICS: 336211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was installing fan belts and alternators. Another employee came into the work area with a torque gun and began poking the injured employee with the tip of the torque gun and then activated the tool. The spinning tip of the torque gun caught the injured employee's left glove and amputated her middle finger.

Source

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