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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065288 · 6/15/2016 · Mr. Tire

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
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Automobile lifts and hoists

Employer

Name
Mr. Tire
Location
430 Haveg Road, MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE, 19709
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had lifted a vehicle 4 inches off the ground to make sure it was sitting on the pinch rail. The vehicle slipped off the cleat and pinched his right middle finger between the vehicle and the lift. He suffered a phalangeal amputation of his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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