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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019065737 · 6/6/2019 · JW Didado Electric

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
JW Didado Electric
Location
1033 Kelly Avenue, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling utility poles with metal chains. The chain got stuck and as the employee was freeing the snag with his hand, the chain snapped back and struck the employee's left thumb causing a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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