Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
Start: 4/10/2024

1 amputation · 2024043171 · 4/10/2024 · Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Air compressors
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
Location: 405 Nestles Way, BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18031
NAICS: 333912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a reciprocating air compressor when their left middle finger was caught in a belt motor pulley sheave while manually moving the belt. Approximately 1/4 inch of the employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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