Amputations

Name: Amputations at TOWER METAL WORKS, INC.
Start: 11/7/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110294 · 11/7/2023 · TOWER METAL WORKS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: TOWER METAL WORKS, INC.
Location: 29273 WINDY HILL RD., MAPLE HILL, KANSAS, 66507
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning tips on a spot welder. He replaced the top tip and was adjusting the bottom tip when he stepped forward and caught the corner of the pedal. His right index finger was then pinched between the spot welder tips and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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