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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016065202 · 6/13/2016 · J A Riggs Tractor Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
J A Riggs Tractor Company
Location
Entergy at Newark, NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
NAICS
423810
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a large lift cylinder on a bulldozer. While he was trying to align the cylinder, it slipped, crushing his left ring finger under the pry bar he was using to position the cylinder. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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