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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022119652 · 11/3/2022 · Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc.
Location
7th and West Scott St-Walkers Point, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53204
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a cooling fan on a truck. The fan blades started moving again and caught his left hand, amputating the middle fingertip and displacing and fracturing another fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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