GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY | Report ID | 2016098780 |
| Address | 1001 Hwy 10 West | City, State ZIP | FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA 74434 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Rope, twine, string |
| Secondary Source | Drills-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111421 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.79000, -95.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attaching base timber to a green house structure. The employee was drilling holes in the lumber with a power drill when the drill bit caught the aligning string. The string subsequently wrapped around the end of the employee's left middle finger and amputated the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2016, a worker at GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY in FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with rope, twine, string identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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.
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