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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109466 · 10/7/2016 · Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations

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
Lawn mowers-riding

Employer

Name
Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations
Location
Igloo/Bunker 7308A Eagle Road, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a front deck mower. As he was reversing, the mower slid. The employee grabbed the roll bar, and the right index finger was caught between the roll bar and a support beam. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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