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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087981 · 8/18/2017 · Veritas Steel LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source
Dump truck

Employer

Name
Veritas Steel LLC
Location
2800 Melby Street, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 18, 2017, an employee was leveling a yard and dumping rock from a dump truck bed. While attempting to close the tailgate, the employee discovered a rock was lodged in the tailgate. The employee lifted the tailgate, which released the rock. The tailgate then came down and pinned the employee's right index finger against the dump truck bed. The employee was hospitalized and the finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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