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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010637 · 1/22/2024 · Heil Environmental

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Heil Environmental
Location
106 45th Street NE, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35967
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating crane hoist machinery. Upon returning the empty cell crane hoist hook to its home position, the employee's left thumb was caught by the hook and partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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