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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010103 · 10/20/2017 · Sears Auto Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mowing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sears Auto Center
Location
1750 Deptford Center Road, DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY, 08096
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a lawn mower by adjusting the carburetor when the mower ran over his hand and amputated three fingers. The mower was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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