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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019033010 · 3/22/2019 · Subcom Cable System LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Subcom Cable System LLC
Location
100 Piscataqua Drive, NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03801
NAICS
517910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received a partial amputation to his right middle finger while attempting to secure a load on a tractor-trailer at their facility. Air was released to lower the rollers on the bed of the truck; the employee's right hand was pinched in the rolling slots, causing an amputation to his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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