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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018089043 · 8/31/2018 · Great Lakes Naval Station Public Works

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Windows, openings

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Naval Station Public Works
Location: Great Lakes Naval Station Bld. 221, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, 60088
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening a double hung window. When he operated the sash release, the upper sash dropped and amputated his ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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