Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Estes Express Lines
Start: 11/1/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110207 · 11/1/2024 · Estes Express Lines

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source: Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.
Secondary source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name: Estes Express Lines
Location: 437 Middle Street, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06457
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking a converter dolly to a lead trailer when his right thumb was crushed between the rear of the trailer and the dolly. The employee sustained a crushed thumb and a medical amputation to an inch of the thumb.

Source

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