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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107870 · 10/21/2015 · Thompson Tractor

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine, tool, and electric parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Thompson Tractor
Location
3550 Joe Mallisham Pkwy, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 220 pound cutting edge (blade) onto a pallet using a forklift. The blade was unstable and the employee exited the forklift to steady the blade. The blade shifted and fell onto her left ring finger resulting in the amputation of the finger up to the first digit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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