Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at WE Energies
Start: 6/4/2024

1 amputation · 2024064893 · 6/4/2024 · WE Energies

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: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Knives
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: WE Energies
Location: 5370 N Lovers Lane Rd, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53225
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was at the back of a line truck preparing a copper wire for future installation. He was using a hook knife with a 4-inch blade to skin the protective coating on the wire when the hook knife dug into the wire and then cut into the cut resistant glove on his left hand. The employee sustained a soft tissue amputation to his index fingertip.

Source

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