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Amputations
1 amputation · 2016021334 · 2/12/2016 · American Electric Power
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- Source
- Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- American Electric Power
- Location
- 5552 Perkins Road, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, 69301
- NAICS
- 488210
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a hydraulic pop rivet gun to repair a railcar. The employee's finger was amputated when they pulled the trigger.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown