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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010805 · 1/25/2024 · Systems, LLC

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 other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Parts and materials unspecified
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Systems, LLC
Location
1215 Industrial Lane, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

During welding work on a dock leveler, an employee was repositioning parts for the next weld. The employee was removing a pin when the hook used to hold up a part failed. The part, which weighed 2,300 pounds, crushed the employee's right hand and amputated their ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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