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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109405 · 10/5/2016 · Clark Equipment 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
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Clark Equipment Company
Location
210 First Avenue NE, GWINNER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58040
NAICS
333120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was positioning metal next to hydraulic clamps to prepare the metal for tack welding. The clamp actuated while the employee's finger was between the metal and the clamp, crushing the employee's fingertip. The fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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