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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018055296 · 5/31/2018 · National Support Center for the Disabled

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
National Support Center for the Disabled
Location
1201 10th Street, GOLDEN, COLORADO, 80401
NAICS
721214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to repair a cable on a box trailer door when the cable snapped and the trailer door closed on his right thumb, causing an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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