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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110591 · 11/3/2017 · Foley Transportation, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Foley Transportation, Inc.
Location
235 Taylor St., SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01105
NAICS
484110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a truck turbo. The intake for the turbo was removed and a wire was sucked into the turbo. The employee tried to grab the wire and his fingers entered the turbo. His middle fingertip was amputated and his ring finger broke.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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