Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Ferroloy, Inc.
Start: 3/8/2024

1 amputation · 2024032153 · 3/8/2024 · Ferroloy, 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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Ferroloy, Inc.
Location: 515 E. 29th St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67219
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press brake to cut steel shims when their right index finger was caught between the shim and the frame of the equipment resulting in amputation of the finger just above the cuticle.

Source

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