Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Sika MBCC US LLC
Start: 6/8/2024

1 amputation · 2024065067 · 6/8/2024 · Sika MBCC US LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: Sika MBCC US LLC
Location: 9658 State Route 43, STREETSBORO, OHIO, 44241
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the belt on a pulley drive system and checking the tension when their right little finger became caught in the mechanical drive. The employee sustained an amputation to the first knuckle.

Source

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