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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010417 · 10/8/2018 · Jesse Jones Construction, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Jesse Jones Construction, Inc
Location
234 Cashman Drive, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using air skates to move an industrial drill, weighing about 20,000 pounds. The drill tipped over and crushed the employee's thumb against a wedge mounting block. The thumb was surgically amputated up to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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