Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Systems Fab and Machine, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2024

1 amputation · 20241010006 · 10/28/2024 · Systems Fab and Machine, Inc.

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 falling object unspecified
Source: Push-pull rams
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: Systems Fab and Machine, Inc.
Location: 151 Pickering Dr., EL DORADO, ARKANSAS, 71730
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to place a compression ring in an electric arc furnace using a hydraulic power tool. The employee was checking the high/low position of the ring when the power tool fell on their hand, resulting in an amputation of their left middle finger at the distal joint.

Source

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