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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021109239 · 10/26/2021 · Grotberg Electric, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Trenchers

Employer

Name
Grotberg Electric, Inc.
Location
55 ND Highway 13, GWINNER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58040
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a boring rod on a vibratory plow trencher to install a conduit when the employee's hooding got caught on the boring rod, resulting in an amputation of the right little finger and potential fractures of the right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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