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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098239 · 9/7/2023 · Dells Material Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dells Material Company
Location
24663 475th Avenue, DELL RAPIDS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57022
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a chain that was caught between the gate and box of a truck. After the chain was removed, the gate closed, catching the employee's right index and ring fingers between the gate and the box. Both fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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