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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043702 · 4/26/2017 · Norris Electric Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
Norris Electric Cooperative
Location
11733 N 1700th St, TEUTOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, 62467
NAICS
221119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut limbs from a tree overhead while standing on top of a brush cutting machine, approximately three feet off the ground. One of the tree limbs struck the employee's left foot, resulting in amputation of the left big toe at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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