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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109456 · 10/6/2016 · KTH Leesburg Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
KTH Leesburg Products
Location
405 Industrial Blvd, LEESBURG, ALABAMA, 35983
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While pushing a basket with steel frames, an employee came in close proximity to a pole with a cage around it. The employee's finger was caught and amputated between the pole and the basket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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