Amputations

Name: Amputations at Oldcastle APG South, Inc.
Start: 10/7/2023

1 amputation · 2023109260 · 10/7/2023 · Oldcastle APG South, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: Oldcastle APG South, Inc.
Location: 4751 Hamilton Blvd, THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
NAICS: 423320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a crane to lower the top part of a block mold onto the base. On the way down, the mold got struck. The employee was unjamming the top of the mold when his fingers were crushed between the top of the mold and the base. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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