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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010125 · 1/4/2019 · Container Maintenance Corporation

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
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Container Maintenance Corporation
Location
2265 Clements Ferry Road, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29492
NAICS
488390
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the pin lock on a chassis that had a container that was not sitting flush to it. The employee struck the pin multiple times with a hammer in the left hand and chisel in the right hand. On the last swing of the hammer, the chisel hit the pin and then slipped, sending the employee's right ring finger under the container as it fell flush to the chassis. The employee's right ring finger was crushed between the chassis and container, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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