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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043880 · 4/28/2017 · TruGreen

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Spreading machinery-agricultural

Employer

Name
TruGreen
Location
5445 Barnum Road, AKRON, NEW YORK, 14001
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a spreader/sprayer machine to apply fertilizers and herbicides to turf. He was attempting to repair/replace a belt in the machine when his right hand was caught and pulled into its pulley system, amputating his index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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