Amputations

Name: Amputations at DRiV Automotive, Inc.
Start: 11/15/2023

1 amputation · 20231110540 · 11/15/2023 · DRiV Automotive, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: DRiV Automotive, Inc.
Location: 1601 Hwy 49B, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
NAICS: 336330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that presses sleeves into rod guides. The employee went to straighten a sleeve that was misaligned on one of the assemblies moving into the ram position. The employee s left middle finger got caught between the ram and the sleeve, resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.

Source

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