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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010792 · 1/25/2024 · U.S. Department of Transportation dba Federal Aviation Administration.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 irregular movement, kick back
Source
Other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Transportation dba Federal Aviation Administration.
Location
299 Woolsey Road, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, 30228
NAICS
488111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing cable from a rigid conduit using a wire tugger. The device lifted up off the floor and the employee tried to push it back down. The employee's right hand was caught in the mule tape on the motor, amputating the index, middle, and ring fingers, and partially amputating the little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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