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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043318 · 4/20/2016 · FORTE MEDICAL

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
FORTE MEDICAL
Location
9238 Shortridge Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63144
NAICS
484230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to load a piece of medical equipment on the bed of a truck when the equipment shifted, crushing and amputating the employee's finger between the truck's lift gate and the equipment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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