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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041692 · 4/2/2015 · RUMPKE SANITARY LANDFILL

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name
RUMPKE SANITARY LANDFILL
Location
10795 Hughes Rd, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45251
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing the track on a dozer when the track slipped and pinched the employee's pinky finger between the track and a 1" pneumatic impact wrench. The employee sustained a left pinky finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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