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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054644 · 5/26/2016 · Safway Services, LLC

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
Grates
Secondary source
Girders, beams, structural steel

Employer

Name
Safway Services, LLC
Location
1666 N. Kraft Road, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83204
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A work crew was wrapping the steep tank with poly to protect it against the weather. To do so, the crew was moving the grating away from the tank so that they could slide the poly down and tie it to the tank. While setting down the end of the grating, the injured employee's left fifth finger became caught between the grating and the I-beam. When he went to pull his finger out, he partially severed the fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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