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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076715 · 7/23/2016 · Thomasville Lumber Co., 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Brush hogs-tractor

Employer

Name
Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc.
Location
4922 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA, 36784
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching the bush hog arm to the tractor hitch. The arm slipped over the hitch and pinched the tip of the employee's right middle finger resulting in the avulsion of the fingertip and nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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