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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017021620 · 2/18/2017 · Turner Specialty Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Dump truck

Employer

Name
Turner Specialty Services, LLC
Location
Dow Plaquemine, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker opened the hood of a dump truck to diagnose why the fan of the radiator was not engaging. The injured employee was on the passenger side while the coworker was on the driver side. The coworker entered the cab and started the engine. The injured employee contacted the radiator's belt and pulley at that moment, which amputated the end joint of the employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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