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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087235 · 8/4/2016 · Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

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
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
Location
5850 Arkansas Road, CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA, 74015
NAICS
324121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to load a truck of emulsion. While he was lowering the stairs, the truck's loading arm drifted, catching his hand between the loading arm and spring mechanism. His ring finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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