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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032376 · 3/16/2024 · Motortow Wrecker Recovery & Transport, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Tow truck
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Motortow Wrecker Recovery & Transport, Inc
Location
2900 Honeycomb St, SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, 72120
NAICS
811198
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 16, 2024, at approximately 8:00PM, an employee delivered a car to a private residence using a flatbed (rollback) wrecker. After removing the vehicle from the flatbed, the employee was winding the winch cable to secure the hook to the bed when his finger was caught between the hook and the bed, causing an amputation to the fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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