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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076439 · 7/16/2016 · Universal Limited, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Universal Limited, Inc.
Location
1611 Co. Hwy. 85, STEVENSON, ALABAMA, 35772
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dismantling scaffold when a large exhaust fan turned on. The fan blades amputated the employee's right middle fingertip below the nail bed, fractured the right ring finger and lacerated to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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