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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010808 · 1/23/2019 · National Water Main Cleaning Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
National Water Main Cleaning Company
Location
Perry Avenue, MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02842
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a cable grip device to remove the end cap of a water main. An employee's left hand became entangled in the device's metal cable; the tip of his ring finger was amputated and his middle finger was broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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