Amputations

Name: Amputations at PRECISION STRIP INC.
Start: 11/4/2023

1 amputation · 20231110191 · 11/4/2023 · PRECISION STRIP INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: PRECISION STRIP INC.
Location: 190 BALES RD., KENTON, OHIO, 43326
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 4, 2023, at 6:08 p.m., an employee was attempting to dump out scrap material from a hopper that was lifted off the ground by a forklift. As they went to unlatch the latches on the hopper, their left hand was crushed between the hopper and the forks of the forklift, resulting in an amputation of the middle finger.

Source

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