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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119659 · 11/3/2022 · Bureau of Reclamation-Grand Coulee Dam

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Bureau of Reclamation-Grand Coulee Dam
Location
Highway 155, GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, 99133
NAICS
221111
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was grinding a gusset plate with a disc grinder when the gusset got caught, pulling the employee's finger into the machine. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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