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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021053661 · 5/4/2021 · Thomas Concrete

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
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name
Thomas Concrete
Location
3310 Cook Drive, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
NAICS
327320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a front end loader bucket to a machine. He aligned the parts to place a pin, and a bar moved and pinched his left index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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