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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010933 · 1/29/2015 · KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.
Location
20651 Edwards Dr., EASTON, KANSAS, 66020
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee had just finished unloading a truck into the paving machine. He had his hand on the gate of the truck. The truck operator latched the gate from the cab, crushing the pinky finger on the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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