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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018066168 · 6/21/2018 · FreightCar America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Riveters-powered

Employer

Name
FreightCar America
Location
1200 Haley Drive, CHEROKEE, ALABAMA, 35616
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rivet gun when it cycled, pinching his fingertip between the wide internal chamber and the narrower neck of the nozzle opening. He suffered a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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