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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016032429 · 3/21/2016 · Barnhart Crane and Rigging

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Barnhart Crane and Rigging
Location
731 Finley Island, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After he had changed a block and adjusted the wire rope in the sheave, an employee's right hand was pulled between the wire rope and the block. His hand was amputated and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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