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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087717 · 8/17/2016 · Chapel Valley Landscape Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Chapel Valley Landscape Company
Location
300 Constitution Ave., NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20010
NAICS
541320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a bucket attachment from an excavator when his right middle finger was caught between the attachment and the attachment point. His fingertip was smashed and subsequently amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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