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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020098948 · 9/21/2020 · Valley Irrigation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Valley Irrigation
Location
28800, VALLEY, NEBRASKA, 68064
NAICS
423820
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was aligning a machine press using his hands to guide the machine at the bottom. The machine fell into place and crushed his right index finger resulting in amputation above the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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