Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Lincoln Electric Company
Start: 11/20/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110832 · 11/20/2024 · Lincoln Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source: Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Lincoln Electric Company
Location: 22801 St. Clair Ave., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44117
NAICS: 333992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a forklift chain back onto the roller. As he was doing this, the mast/forks dropped and his thumbs were caught between the chain and roller, resulting in the amputation of his thumbs.

Source

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