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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010269 · 1/11/2022 · Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.
Location
4170 Hwy. 154, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
NAICS
561990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was assisting a co-worker in lowering a truck into a container using a steel tie-down chain. The chain shifted under stress, catching the employee's right middle finger and resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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