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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015031057 · 3/8/2015 · Kwik Trip, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Garage doors

Employer

Name
Kwik Trip, Inc
Location
2025 Kwik Trip Way, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
NAICS
447110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing an overhead door recoil cable when the cable tightened and pressed his thumb against the overhead door track. His left thumb was amputated at the tip of the bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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