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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065799 · 6/23/2017 · U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE
Location
8301 HWY. 521, SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29590
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was trying to lift a dock plate when a truck backed into the dock plate gate, pinching his left ring finger in a gate hinge and amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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