Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rural King
Start: 11/6/2023

1 amputation · 20231110230 · 11/6/2023 · Rural King

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Rural King
Location: 811 Fox Road, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 6, 2023, at approximately 3:15 PM, an employee was removing bands from a stack of railroad ties in the company parking lot. A railroad tie fell, crushing the employee's right hand and partially amputating the little finger.

Source

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