Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 5/30/2025

1 amputation · 2025055130 · 5/30/2025 · Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Trowels

Employer

Name: Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc.
Location: 370 Columbian Chemicals Lane, CENTERVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70522
NAICS: 325182
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a metal scoop to pull a product sample from an enclosed conveyor belt. The scoop became caught on the conveyor and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the conveyor housing and the scoop. The distal phalanx of the thumb was amputated.

Source

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