Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Air Hydro Power
Start: 4/10/2024

1 amputation · 2024043173 · 4/10/2024 · Air Hydro Power

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 or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Air Hydro Power
Location: 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A mobile technician was working at a customer location to repair a piece of machinery. The technician manually rotated a belt and caught their left ring finger between the belt and pulley, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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