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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119549 · 11/4/2021 · Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Trailers
Secondary source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME
Location
Hillsborough, HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03244
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were moving a trailer mounted compressor by hand after disconnecting it from a truck. The two employees were pulling the trailer forward, moving closer to the back end of the original tow vehicle. As the momentum behind the trailer increased, employee 1 attempted to control the trailer by placing his hand on the trailer tongue. Employee 1's finger became caught between the towing truck's bumper and the edge of the trailer tongue. The employee' s little finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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