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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010689 · 1/23/2024 · USDA Forest Products Laboratory

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary source
Vehicle and machine front attachments

Employer

Name
USDA Forest Products Laboratory
Location
1 Gifford Pinchot Drive, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53726
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a snow blower chute on a skid steer when his right index finger was amputated at the knuckle. The employee also suffered fractures to the thumb and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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