Amputations

Name: Amputations at UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Start: 12/27/2023

1 amputation · 20231211683 · 12/27/2023 · UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Location: 1115 Armour Road, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reconnecting equipment after downtime maintenance. The equipment shifted and the employee's fingertip was pinched between the air cylinder clevis and mounting bracket, resulting in amputation to the very end of the left middle finger.

Source

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