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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211470 · 12/18/2023 · Evans Towing and Recovery

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Tow truck

Employer

Name
Evans Towing and Recovery
Location
On-ramp of exit 12 norhtbound Mcfarland Parkway to 400, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, 30005
NAICS
488410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tow truck when he noticed one of the chains needed to be tightened. The employee pulled off to the side of the highway on the sloped ramp and put a 4x4 block under the truck he was towing. The employee then loosened the chains, pulled back the lift bar, and walked between the two vehicles. The towed vehicle rolled over the 4x4 block and pinned him against the tow truck. The employee's left leg was amputated and the right leg required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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