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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042240 · 4/21/2015 · Falk Renew Prager

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
Transmission-vehicle

Employer

Name
Falk Renew Prager
Location
181 Riverbend Drive, SAINT ROSE, LOUISIANA, 70087
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a mechanic in disassembling a gear box. The employee was holding an intermediate assembly inside the gear box when it shifted and created a pinch point between the assembly and the internal bore. The tip of one of the employee's index fingers was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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