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Avulsions, enucleations

1 amputation · 2015108125 · 10/30/2015 · American Electric Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source
Gates

Employer

Name
American Electric Power Company
Location
1520 Calton Road, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78044
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a gate from a fence at a substation in preparation for large equipment transfer. The employee sustained an avulsion injury to the right middle finger when it was pinched by the latch on the gate.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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