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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032549 · 3/21/2024 · Wingate Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source
Doors rail mounted and garage
Secondary source
Wire, cables nonelectrified

Employer

Name
Wingate Packaging Inc.
Location
1010 Mead Street, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 43160
NAICS
423840
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a garage door that had come off track and was stuck. While repairing the cable for the door, the spring tension released and the door and/or cable caused an amputation of the right little fingertip at the distal knuckle and a laceration to the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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