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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021662 · 2/20/2017 · Ernst Conservation Seeds, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered

Employer

Name
Ernst Conservation Seeds, Inc.
Location
8884 Mercer Pike, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
NAICS
424910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was collecting willow branches and using pneumatic clippers to cut the material to length. As the employee was cutting a branch, he amputated the tip of his left thumb without bone loss. The hospital reattached the tip of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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