Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at VTCU, CORP.
Start: 4/12/2025

1 amputation · 2025043422 · 4/12/2025 · VTCU, CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: VTCU, CORP.
Location: 3770 Pole Line Road, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83201
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill saw to drill key spacers. The drill caught his finger and pulled it in, severely lacerating and fracturing the fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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