Amputations

Name: Amputations at NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS
Start: 6/9/2017

1 amputation · 2017065292 · 6/9/2017 · NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS

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: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS
Location: 600 EAST PARK AVENUE, PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, 98362
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee lowered the lift gate of a truck to unload materials. He was attempting to unfold the lift gate when it slammed back into place and smashed his right pinky between two pieces of steel, amputating it just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown