Amputations

Name: Amputations at Threaded Fasteners, Inc.
Start: 10/23/2023

1 amputation · 2023109778 · 10/23/2023 · Threaded Fasteners, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Threaded Fasteners, Inc.
Location: 2650 B SCHILLINGER RD N, SEMMES, ALABAMA, 36575
NAICS: 332722
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing a loose rod on a forklift. His thumb was on the inner portion of the forklift between the mast and hydraulic cylinder. The employee asked a co-worker to move the forks and the hydraulic cylinder crushed his right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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