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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032347 · 3/12/2020 · Walther Farms LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Farm tractor
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Walther Farms LLC
Location
1721 Main St., BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA, 69336
NAICS
111998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to the back of a tractor. The employee's ring finger was pinched between the hitch and the trailer, suffering a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip. The fingertip was sutured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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