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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087593 · 8/13/2016 · Blessing LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Blessing LLC
Location
403 Central Ave, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68848
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a motorized tarp on a side-dumper semi-trailer when his fingers became caught in the drive chain and sprocket, amputating his left ring finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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