Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Start: 5/23/2024

1 amputation · 2024054548 · 5/23/2024 · Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source: Panels, sheets, plates metal
Secondary source: Building materials n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Location: 1000 Warren Road, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS: 336412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a metal shim on the right car of a grinder to align a square slab with the cart's material edge stop. The slab shifted and their left index finger was pinched between the slab and the shim, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip without bone loss.

Source

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