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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021835 · 2/27/2017 · DEPARTMENT OF ARMY, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
DEPARTMENT OF ARMY, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL
Location
Building 299, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 61299
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee of another unit was moving bar stock with a forklift when it became stuck as he went through a doorway. The injured employee was helping to move the bar stock and when the forklift lowered, the bar stock fell onto the injured employee's hand amputating his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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