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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017031927 · 3/1/2017 · Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo

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
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo
Location
7774 Veal Station Rd., AZLE, TEXAS, 76020
NAICS
423110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was delivering a 55 gallon drum. The drum was lying on its side in the trailer. As the employee was trying to steady the drum, it shifted and caught his right hand resulting in amputation of the right pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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