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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109114 · 10/3/2023 · N&S Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
N&S Mechanical, Inc.
Location
Valley Pointe Townhomes, CABOT, ARKANSAS, 72023
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was talking to an excavator operator. Upon walking away, the raised bucket came off the excavator and struck the employee. They suffered bruising to the head and left abdomen, as well as a left arm laceration and a left leg dislocation/fracture. The leg was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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