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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088628 · 8/21/2018 · EasTex Tower LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
EasTex Tower LLC
Location
9045 Road 27, CORTEZ, COLORADO, 81321
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving steel from a flatbed trailer when the steel flipped off dunnage on the trailer and rolled onto his right ring finger. The finger was pinched between the steel and the trailer, causing the amputation of the fingertip (with no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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