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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019011125 · 1/31/2019 · Power Equipment Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Power Equipment Company
Location
2836 1st Ave., GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS
333298
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a gooseneck trailer to a hitch when the employee's finger was caught and smashed between the trailer connector and hitch body, resulting in a surgical finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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