Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Illuminate USA
Start: 8/27/2025

1 amputation · 2025088560 · 8/27/2025 · Illuminate USA

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: Illuminate USA
Location: 3600 Etna Parkway, PATASKALA, OHIO, 43062
NAICS: 221114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working to straighten a solar panel by reaching into the unguarded rotating section of the conveyor when their right thumb got caught in the conveyor, resulting in amputation of their right thumb.

Source

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