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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022031957 · 3/3/2022 · The Davey Tree Expert Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Chippers

Employer

Name
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Location
Unknown, UNIONTOWN, OHIO, 44685
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee placed a log in a chipper. When the feed wheels of the chipper took the log, the butt of the log kicked upward and crushed the employee's right fingers between the log and the top of the feed chute, resulting in amputation of the ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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