Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at ALPS South LLC
Start: 3/4/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024031963 · 3/4/2024 · ALPS South LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: ALPS South LLC
Location: 2895 42nd Ave N., SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33714
NAICS: 339112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine when her right hand was caught in the carriage unit that went back and forth across the machine. The last joint of her index finger was amputated, and her thumb and middle finger were crushed.

Source

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