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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043129 · 4/6/2017 · Levitate Plus Flooring Systems, Inc.

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 or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Levitate Plus Flooring Systems, Inc.
Location
200 Civic Center Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215
NAICS
238330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a trash dumpster into a 30-yard, roll-off container at the loading dock when the dumpster started falling into the container. The employee attempted to catch the dumpster when it slid down and amputated the last digit of his ring finger between the dumpster and roll-off container.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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