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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109537 · 10/4/2017 · ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H

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 object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H
Location
5693 HIGHWAY F, CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI, 65244
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to move an axle from one tripper line to another using a chain fall when the axle flipped and caught the employee's left hand between it and the rail, amputating the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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