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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201110397 · 11/2/2020 · Insulation Distributors, Inc.

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
Barrels, drums-except pressurized

Employer

Name
Insulation Distributors, Inc.
Location
8303 Audubon Road, CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA, 55317
NAICS
423330
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was manually moving a 55-gallon steel drum away from other drums on a pallet in order to pick up the drum using a drum grabbing machine. The drum shifted and pinched his left pinky above the knuckle. The employee sustained an amputation of the left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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