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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099860 · 9/24/2018 · Novotech Construction, Inc.

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
Trailers
Secondary source
Pickup truck

Employer

Name
Novotech Construction, Inc.
Location
1331 12th Avenue, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a trailer to a pickup truck and pinched their left index finger between the trailer and the ball on the trailer hitch resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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