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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201010031 · 10/21/2020 · MS Band of Choctaw Indians

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name
MS Band of Choctaw Indians
Location
155 Industriel RD., CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI, 39350
NAICS
921150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a chest freezer to be thrown away. As he was lifting the freezer, the lid opened and one of his fingers was crushed between the lid and the side of the freezer. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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