Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Probst Electric
Start: 10/1/2024

1 amputation · 2024109182 · 10/1/2024 · Probst Electric

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 n.e.c.
Source: Gripping and turning handtools n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Probst Electric
Location: Elk Horn Rd, SUN VALLEY, IDAHO, 83353
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 1, 2024, an employee was using a handheld electric crimping tool to connect two ends of a ground wire inside a switch cabinet. The employee's finger became caught in the crimping tool when it closed. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a complete transphalangeal amputation of their right middle finger.

Source

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