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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064700 · 6/9/2021 · INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers

Employer

Name
INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS
Location
I-90, going towards Bozeman, near belgrade- working on roadway, BELGRADE, MONTANA, 59714
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A rotomill was being used to cut up a highway. An employee was on the ground, checking the depth of the cut, when the machine's hydraulic side plate was lowered. Three of the employee's fingers were caught by the cutter blade and injured including amputation of a finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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