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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022075833 · 7/5/2022 · Keith's Tree Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Keith's Tree Service, Inc.
Location
7 King Street, READING, MASSACHUSETTS, 01867
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding tree limbs into a wood chipper when the winch line caught the employee's hand, pulling his hand/fingers into the chipper blades and resulting in an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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