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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231110130 · 11/2/2023 · U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Jacks

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot
Location
Safety Office, HERLONG, CALIFORNIA, 96113
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Two employees were working together to load a jack onto the lift gate of a service truck. The injured employee grabbed the mount for the caster wheel to lift and push the jack onto the lift gate when the caster wheel swung around and pinched their left little finger. The employee fractured his left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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