Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Yamada North America, Inc.
Start: 11/8/2024

1 amputation · 20241110423 · 11/8/2024 · Yamada North America, Inc.

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: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Yamada North America, Inc.
Location: 9000 Columbus Cincinnati Road, SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO, 45368
NAICS: 336390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor belt when their left thumb tip was caught by the belt's chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation. The conveyor belt was not deenergized at the time of the incident.

Source

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