Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at THE AUSTIN COMPANY
Start: 9/19/2024

1 amputation · 2024098763 · 9/19/2024 · THE AUSTIN COMPANY

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 object dropped by person
Source: Battery charging equipment
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: THE AUSTIN COMPANY
Location: 1 Sysco Drive, JACKSON, WISCONSIN, 53037
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking up a forklift charger with his left hand and dropped it onto his right hand, pinching his right index finger between the charger and the forklift frame. One quarter inch of the finger was amputated.

Source

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