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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065834 · 6/29/2016 · JACOBS FIELD SERVICES NORTH AMERICA INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Overhead hoists-manual

Employer

Name
JACOBS FIELD SERVICES NORTH AMERICA INC.
Location
ADM Corn Processing Plant, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold using a chain fall to remove the manway cover to a vessel. As the employee removed the manway cover, the chain fall had too much slack and slipped, catching and amputating the employee's left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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