Amputations

Name: Amputations at Load King, LLC
Start: 10/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023109344 · 10/10/2023 · Load King, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Load King, LLC
Location: 701 East Rose Street, ELK POINT, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57025
NAICS: 336212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane while guiding the flange of a steel deck into place to be welded. The chain clamp slid to full extension, causing the flange to reposition. The steel deck came down on the employee's left little finger resulting in amputation.

Source

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