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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017010055 · 1/4/2017 · Bureau of Indian Affairs, Zuni Agency

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Zuni Agency
Location
1203B State Highway 53, ZUNI, NEW MEXICO, 87327
NAICS
811411
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut trees for maintenance purposes when the saw kicked back and landed on the employee's left foot, lacerating it and amputating a toe.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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