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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119495 · 11/3/2021 · GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Generators
Secondary source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP
Location
641 WINTERS DR., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hitching a trailer to a generator. As the generator hitch was set on the edge of the truck hitch, it slipped and caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip and fingernail were amputated (without bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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