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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087294 · 8/3/2020 · Chesser Island Road Landfill, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Chesser Island Road Landfill, Inc.
Location
367 Chesser Island Landfill Road, FOLKSTON, GEORGIA, 31537
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a crow bar to attach a metal drag bar (10 feet long, weighing 400 pounds) to the bucket of a front end loader. The employee's hand was caught between the bottom of the drag bar and the ground, causing a partial amputation to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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