Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Dean E. Norris, Inc.
Start: 3/5/2024

1 amputation · 2024032043 · 3/5/2024 · Dean E. Norris, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source: Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Dean E. Norris, Inc.
Location: 2929 South Minneapolis Street, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67216
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork slipped and crushed his finger against the mast of the forklift. This resulted in surgical amputation to the first knuckle.

Source

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