Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Belden Brick Company (Plant 3)
Start: 10/13/2023

1 amputation · 2023109493 · 10/13/2023 · The Belden Brick Company (Plant 3)

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: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Conveyors-roller

Employer

Name: The Belden Brick Company (Plant 3)
Location: 690 Dover Road Northeast, SUGARCREEK, OHIO, 44681
NAICS: 327331
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were pushing a pallet of brick on a free rolling, roller system. As the pallet was pulled forward, the injured employee's left ring finger was caught between the pallet runner and the roller, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip below the first knuckle.

Source

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