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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064639 · 6/8/2021 · WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Chippers

Employer

Name
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC
Location
459 Cider Avenue North, NICEVILLE, FLORIDA, 32578
NAICS
541320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding logs into a wood chipper when a log stopped the blade. While unjamming the chipper, the employee's right hand was caught between the log and chipper chute and his middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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