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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032601 · 3/15/2018 · Carfair Composites USA 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
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Automobile lifts and hoists

Employer

Name
Carfair Composites USA Inc
Location
837 Cedar Street, WAUSAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 54177
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to open a malfunctioning locking mechanism on a hydraulic car lift when his left second finger was pinched between the mechanism and the lift frame, resulting in a distal amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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