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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032059 · 3/7/2016 · Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc

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
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name
Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc
Location
1577 US 371, NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS, 71852
NAICS
333991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee and a coworker were picking up supplies from a local supplier in a truck. The dock plate at the local supplier did not engage properly. Both workers got out and were trying to fix the dock plate when it came down on and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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