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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043607 · 4/24/2017 · Terrace Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Terrace Construction Company
Location
1150 E. Waterloo Road, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While attempting to align fiber cement boxes weighing 300-400 lbs. on a forklift, the boxes shifted, catching the employee's left hand between the edges of the top and bottom boxes. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint and the left ring finger was crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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