Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

L&W Supply

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at L&W Supply in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer L&W Supply Report ID 2016054586
Address 207 13th Street City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339
Event Date May 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.78000, -84.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was watching the contractor crane up materials that had been taken from a truck when he noticed a tag line near the materials. He grabbed the tag line to move it to the side. As he grabbed it, the crane began the lift and the line became tangled in his hand, amputating his right index finger between the first and second digits.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2016, a worker at L&W Supply in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.

See all reports for L&W Supply.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Entangled in other object or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Aug 12, 2016 MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Feb 11, 2015 Pioneer Oil Field Services SAINT ELMO, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Aug 3, 2018 The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC BRIGHTON, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Jun 30, 2016 National Park Service WEST GLACIER, MONTANA Amputations Amp.
Sep 13, 2016 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc TIPTON, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Sep 12, 2015 Quien Sabe Feeders HAPPY, TEXAS Amputations Hosp.
Nov 10, 2017 Cade Drilling, LLC KERSEY, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Jan 9, 2019 Waste Management Corporations of BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports