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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021154 · 2/6/2024 · Nevada Army National Guard, Field Maintenance Shop

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Nonpressurized containers unspecified
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Nevada Army National Guard, Field Maintenance Shop
Location
19960 Army Aviation Drive, RENO, NEVADA, 89506
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was trying to replace the lid on a battery storage container after the wind blew it off. As he was placing the lid, the wind caused it to clamp down on his little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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