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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015086167 · 8/26/2015 · Caterpillar Work Tools

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
Caterpillar Work Tools
Location
2000 Texas Central Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
NAICS
541420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a tie rod part from a cart to assemble into a larger part. The part slipped from his hands and when he tried to catch the 18 pound part his middle finger was crushed between the part and the table resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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