Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Ameren Fleet Services
Start: 10/29/2024

1 amputation · 20241010027 · 10/29/2024 · Ameren Fleet Services

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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Ameren Fleet Services
Location: 12121 Dorsett Road, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a utility pole chain sling on a residential job site. When they stepped back away from the chain they lost their footing and the remote control for the gut line was activated. A fingertip on their right hand was pinched and amputated between the utility pole and the chain.

Source

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