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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010079 · 1/5/2021 · Tennessee Valley Authority

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Tennessee Valley Authority
Location
1101 Market Street, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37402
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was inspecting components and contacts of a transformer load tap changer in a substation. When the equipment rotated, it caught the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation at the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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