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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021258 · 2/8/2017 · Dhillon Transport, Inc.

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
Tractor, unspecified
Secondary source
Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dhillon Transport, Inc.
Location
7307 Young Drive, WALTON HILLS, OHIO, 44146
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a tractor with a blow gun when the gun's air pressure removed the bolt. The employee's left middle finger was then smashed between the brake chamber and tractor, partially amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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