Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Weaber, Inc.
Start: 1/23/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010704 · 1/23/2024 · Weaber, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: Weaber, Inc.
Location: 1231 Mount Wilson Road, LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17042
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stepping from a platform onto a conveyor support to reach a board that was jammed. His right foot became caught on the roller drive chain, resulting in the amputation of two or three toes. The chain was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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