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Amputations
1 amputation · 2022010090 · 1/5/2022 · Western States Automation LLC
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- 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
- Valves, nozzles
Employer
- Name
- Western States Automation LLC
- Location
- 4647 N Fenton St, BOISE, IDAHO, 83714
- NAICS
- 332911
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using compressed air to open a butterfly valve. When the air stopped, the valve closed on the employee's thumb and amputated the tip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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