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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041816 · 4/7/2015 · TIME STRIPING

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Trailers
Secondary source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
TIME STRIPING
Location
5439 ARKHOLA RD., VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking a trailer up to a truck with a coworker. The hitch got stuck; while attempting to unhook the hitch, the employee placed his hand on the hitch. The coworker lowered the trailer, and the employee's right, third fingertip got amputated after getting caught between the hitch and trailer. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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