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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018044056 · 4/27/2018 · DHI Roofing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Trailers
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
DHI Roofing
Location
2 Hunt Loop, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, 66043
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to a truck. His left index finger was on the trailer tongue when the tongue dropped over the truck ball, catching and partially amputating his finger between the trailer and the truck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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