amputation News

New York Man Who Lost Leg in Crucifix Mishap Sues Church

A trial has been scheduled for early next year in the lawsuit filed against an upstate New York church by a man whose leg had to be amputated after a 600-pound crucifix fell on him. Attorney Kevin Kitson of White …

Pennsylvania Jury: $14M for School Bus Crash, Amputation

A woman who was struck by a school bus when she was in high school and lost her left leg was awarded $14 million by a Pennsylvania jury on Monday, although the award is likely to be reduced under state …

2 Arrested for Dog Attack on 75-year-old Woman in Calif.

Authorities have arrested the owners of two pit bull dogs that mauled a 75-year-old woman in a San Diego backyard, forcing the amputation of her leg below the knee. Thirty-nine-year-old Alba Cornelio and 19-year-old Carla Cornelio were arrested Wednesday by …

OSHA Proposes $164,000 in Fines for Colorado Plant

Vestas Towers America Inc. says it has enhanced safety measures since an employee at its wind turbine manufacturing plant in Pueblo suffered a broken wrist and partial amputation of two fingers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected after the …

OSHA Cites Texas-based Focus Direct for Amputation Hazards

Focus Direct LLC has been slapped with 12 serious, one repeat and four other-than-serious safety and health violations and fined up to $83,000 after an inspection found that workers were exposed to amputation hazards at the company’s San Antonio facility, …

OSHA Cites Texas Bakery Following Finger Amputation

Lone Star Bakery Inc., a private commercial bakery that employs about 500 workers, has been cited by OSHA for 32 serious, one repeat, and 16 other-than-serious violations following following a finger tip amputation incident on the pie processing line and …