Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-04-11 | Barboursville | West Virgini | B & W Sales & Equipment Rental, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee suffered a left wrist cut while cutting trim with a miter saw when the employee's coat sleeve was caught in the guard. | |||||
2015-08-17 | Barboursville | West Virgini | The Home Depot, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On August 17, 2015, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was injured while assisting a customer with a riding lawnmower positioned on a display. The employee was lowering the display to retrieve the lawnmower. The display did not operate properly, so the employee lifted up on it to break it loose. The display and lawnmower fell and pinned the employee's left hand between the equipment and the ground, amputating one fingertip and fracturing three fingers. |