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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032569 · 3/22/2022 · Dave Evans Transports Inc

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
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Dave Evans Transports Inc
Location
1122 Cedar Ave, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
NAICS
484230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 9:00 a.m. on March 22, 2022, an employee was pressure washing the inside of a liquid tanker trailer to remove lime slurry (sludge). The employee had nearly finished cleaning sludge from inside the tanker trailer and reached into the lower drain valve opening with their left hand to manually push lime slurry through the valve. While pushing lime slurry through the valve, the valve unexpectedly closed on their left middle and ring fingers causing the loss of skin on their middle finger and immediate amputation of the ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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