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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065930 · 6/28/2017 · Smithsonian Institution

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Smithsonian Institution
Location
Folk Life Festival, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20013
NAICS
712110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a manual sign post driver to drive a sign post into the ground when his left hand slipped off the handle and his left ring finger became caught between the sign post and the post driver.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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