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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111423 · 11/6/2018 · Dowdy Corporation dba Dowdy Plumbing

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
Dowdy Corporation dba Dowdy Plumbing
Location
2674 Capital Circle SE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32311
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut a tree limb when it became wedged in the limb. A coworker used his chainsaw to cut part of the limb to relieve pressure on the chainsaw. As the employee was retrieving his chainsaw, he moved in the direction of his coworker and his left pinky came in contact with his coworker's chainsaw blade. His left pinky finger had to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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