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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191213125 · 12/23/2019 · Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Trailers
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc.
Location
4301 Iverson Blvd, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a water trailer to a truck. The trailer moved and the employee's left ring finger was caught between the trailer coupler and the hitch ball. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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