Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P.
Start: 9/5/2024

1 amputation · 2024098243 · 9/5/2024 · Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P.

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: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P.
Location: 4518 Brittmoore Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 327993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a metal recycling hopper using a forklift when he sustained a transphalangeal amputation of his right index and middle fingers from the trash hopper pull cable.

Source

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