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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021696 · 2/20/2020 · Arcosa Wind Towers 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Arcosa Wind Towers Inc.
Location
15300 Tiger Switch Rd, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the vertical slide of a sub-arc. The motor bolts were loosened and as the employee pushed on the motor to adjust the tension on the belt, the slide dropped down and pinched the employee's thumb, amputating it to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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