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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119576 · 11/1/2022 · Anniston Army Depot

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
Other vehicles, unspecified
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Anniston Army Depot
Location
7 Frankford Avenue, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36201
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rigging the front of a heavy armored vehicle to offload from a railcar. The employee's right middle and index finger were caught between the rigging hook and the vehicle's engine cover latch hook, causing the amputation of flesh from both fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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