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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018043600 · 4/14/2018 · GATE CITY TREE SERVICE, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
GATE CITY TREE SERVICE, LLC
Location
1 Cheney Dr., HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03051
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working the wood chipping machine and was attempting to remove the cable hook from the tree when his left hand was caught between the tree and the cable, which tightened up on his hand and severed his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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