Amputations

Name: Amputations at United Alloy, Inc.
Start: 10/16/2023

1 amputation · 2023109540 · 10/16/2023 · United Alloy, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Sheet metal
Secondary source: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: United Alloy, Inc.
Location: 4100 Kennedy Road, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53545
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manufacturing a diesel gas tank and installing the top sheet of steel. As they were using a magnet to guide a 4-foot by 8-foot steel sheet into position, the sheet released from the magnet and amputated the employee's thumb.

Source

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