Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Markey's
Start: 4/21/2025

1 amputation · 2025043677 · 4/21/2025 · Markey's

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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Hoists, lifts overhead, cable
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Markey's
Location: 3300 Big Bend BLVD, UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, 63130
NAICS: 561920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a chain hoist to lift a lighting rig. The motor was phased inverted and caught the glove on his left hand in the chain, crushing his middle finger and amputating the fingertip. The employee required surgery.

Source

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