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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021437 · 2/15/2023 · Vestas American Wind Technology Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Windmills, wind turbines

Employer

Name
Vestas American Wind Technology Inc
Location
1136 Lawrence County Avenue, GOLDEN CITY, MISSOURI, 64748
NAICS
221115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing an accumulator replacement inside a wind turbine when their right little finger was caught underneath the turbine. The employee's right little finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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