Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at OPCO, Inc.
Start: 6/7/2024

1 amputation · 2024065039 · 6/7/2024 · OPCO, 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: Grinders, abraders
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: OPCO, Inc.
Location: 205 West Harrison Avenue, LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15650
NAICS: 326140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing out drive belts for a grinder and sanding burrs from the pulley using sandpaper held with a pair of pliers. His right middle finger became caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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