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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110308 · 11/1/2016 · Shoestring Enterprises LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
Shoestring Enterprises LLC
Location
Altus Air Force Base, ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73523
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The bucket on a backhoe froze up and an employee tried to free it up. When the bucket moved, the employee's right hand was pinched between the moving pin and the hole that it was inserted into resulting in a right thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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