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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010015 · 1/2/2018 · Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Jackhammers-powered

Employer

Name
Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc.
Location
1437 Welti Rd, CULLMAN, ALABAMA, 35055
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was running a jackhammer to break up concrete around metal beams when the jackhammer jumped up then came down. The employee's left hand was then caught between the jackhammer and a metal beam, amputating the middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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