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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099587 · 9/17/2018 · Journey Group Companies

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
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Journey Group Companies
Location
4500 West 58th Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57108
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A spreader chain was holding a tailgate open. The employee pulled the chain out while the employee's finger was between a box and the gate. The tailgate then smashed and severed the employee's right ring fingernail and index finger at the distal joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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