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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099520 · 9/12/2019 · Proquip Equipment Rentals & Sales, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
Proquip Equipment Rentals & Sales, Inc.
Location
100 Dover Road, CHICHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03258
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were performing maintenance on a boom lift. While they were disassembling the boom, a piece of the boom fell down and pinned an employee's hand between the boom and a machine, resulting in the amputation of the employee's finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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