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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015042228 · 4/21/2015 · Veit & Company, 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
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Veit & Company, Inc.
Location
209 W. Main St, WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53094
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a thumb amputation while performing demolition work when an excavator pinned the employee's thumb between a wall and a tooth of the excavator bucket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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