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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010076 · 1/5/2021 · United Rentals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
United Rentals, Inc.
Location
124 Windsor Highway, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK, 12553
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting another employee with adjusting the wire ropes in the main boom tube on a boom lift. While checking the tension on the wire ropes inside the boom tube, the boom retracted, resulting in amputation of two fingers on the employee's left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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