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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018088612 · 8/21/2018 · MVP Installations,LP Yard

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Mini excavators
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
MVP Installations,LP Yard
Location
2909 Mile 9 1/2 North, DONNA, TEXAS, 78537
NAICS
541320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing brush along a fence line using a mini excavator when a small branch fell onto the controls, pinching his finger between the control arm and the branch. His fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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