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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043564 · 4/4/2016 · United States Air Force

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
United States Air Force
Location
200th Red Horse Unit, PORT CLINTON, OHIO, 43452
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger while connecting a tow bar to a forklift's attachment. The employee's finger got pinched between the tow bar and the pintle hook on the attachment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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