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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010023 · 10/18/2017 · Elkhorn Construction

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
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Elkhorn Construction
Location
BIA Road 4, MANDAREE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58757
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rigging up an I-beam with a jib attachment and a lifting hook on the bottom side. His left pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the jib and the hook when the signal was given to move the I-beam, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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