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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111750 · 11/14/2018 · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location
US Government Moorings, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97210
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Two employees were moving a 125-pound piece of steel plate from one pallet to the next when the piece dropped on his right ring finger, resulting in an amputation to their right ring finger and a middle finger injury requiring stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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