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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016075961 · 7/2/2016 · EXLTUBE

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
EXLTUBE
Location
1000 Burlington, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was remotely controlling a crane to move concrete barricades in the coil yard. The rebar handle on a concrete barricade failed, causing the crane's chain rigging to whip up, hitting the employee in the hand. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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