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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010233 · 1/9/2017 · Aerotek Staffing Agency

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
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Aerotek Staffing Agency
Location
Thiel Tool & Engineering Company, Inc., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63141
NAICS
561311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping items from a lugger into a metal dumpster. When the employee lifted the lugger and released the handle, the handle hit and amputated his left third fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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