Amputations

Name: Amputations at Skills, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109666 · 10/19/2023 · Skills, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Skills, Inc.
Location: 460 Hartland Avenue, PITTSFIELD, MAINE, 04967
NAICS: 623110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing outdoor signs with a motorized posthole digger when the auger motor became stuck at full throttle. As the employee attempted to adjust the setting, the digger sheared the tip of their right index finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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