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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017087694 · 8/11/2017 · Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Source
Water vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name
Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office
Location
480 W. Fletcher St., ALPENA, MICHIGAN, 49707
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was onboard a 30-foot vessel and was repairing the gill net retriever assembly because the teeth would not fully close. Part of the employee's left hand was caught in the retriever which crushed tendons and nerves.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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