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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021311 · 2/9/2017 · Thompson Tractor Co. - Anniston

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Cranes-truck-mounted

Employer

Name
Thompson Tractor Co. - Anniston
Location
2300 AL 21, OXFORD, ALABAMA, 36203
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were unloading equipment with a truck-mounted spooling crane cable. They attempted to untangle the cable by spooling it out. The first employee's hand was on the spool when the second employee engaged it. The cable then amputated the first employee's thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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