OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385149

Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Air Pressure,Amputated,Amputation,Axle,Catch Point,Crushed,Falling Object,Farm Machinery,Foot,Hand Tool,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Installing,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jack,Leg,Maintenance,Malfunction,Material Handling,Mech Malfunction,Mechanic,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pneumatic,Pneumatic Lift,Pneumatic equipment,Pneumatic system,Shear,Sheared,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Work Surface,Wrench,Wrong Equipment

2021-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Air Pressure,Amputated,Amputation,Axle,Catch Point,Crushed,Falling Object,Farm Machinery,Foot,Hand Tool,Hoist,Hoisting Mechanism,Installing,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jack,Leg,Maintenance,Malfunction,Material Handling,Mech Malfunction,Mechanic,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pneumatic,Pneumatic Lift,Pneumatic equipment,Pneumatic system,Shear,Sheared,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position,Unstable Load,Work Surface,Wrench,Wrong Equipment
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221385149
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee amputates lower leg under equipment when jack fails

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
517

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