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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054335 · 5/8/2020 · Mountain View Landscapes & Lawncare, Inc.

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
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mountain View Landscapes & Lawncare, Inc.
Location
57 Carpenter Rd, MONSON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01057
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading/securing equipment on a trailer when a bucket attachment moved and pinched his right hand between the bucket and an excavator boom, resulting in a partial amputation of his right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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