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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021052 · 2/2/2023 · Indian Health Services

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Augers, plumbing snakes-powered

Employer

Name
Indian Health Services
Location
Highway 18 Main Street Building 159, PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57770
NAICS
921190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A sewer snake machine was binding. An employee was trying to release the binding pressure when the machine released with force and struck his right hand, severing his little finger just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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