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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111640 · 11/12/2018 · U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest
Location
20306 Jamestown Rd, SONORA, CALIFORNIA, 95370
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a gun vault in the rear bed of a law enforcement officer's patrol vehicle when the employee's right third fingertip was pinched between the drawer and cabinet of the gun vault. The incident resulted in the loss of the right third fingertip past the fingernail and a fractured bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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