Amputations

Name: Amputations at TYK America, Inc.
Start: 11/14/2023

1 amputation · 20231110472 · 11/14/2023 · TYK America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: TYK America, Inc.
Location: 301 Brickyard Road, CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
NAICS: 327120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brick crushing machine when their right ring finger was crushed by the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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