Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Master-Halco, Inc.
Start: 1/22/2024

1 amputation · 2024010644 · 1/22/2024 · Master-Halco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Caps, lids, covers n.e.c.
Secondary source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

Name: Master-Halco, Inc.
Location: 304 WYANOKE RD., WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were removing a full stand of wire spooling and replacing it with an empty stand. As the injured employee was installing the retaining cap on top of the empty spool, it fell and amputated his right ring fingertip.

Source

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