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Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043211 · 4/11/2024 · Federal Signal Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified
Secondary source
Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders

Employer

Name
Federal Signal Corporation
Location
515 1st ST NE, RUGBY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58368
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a cylinder into a hoist. As he was trying to align the parts, the cylinder rod retracted and caused a soft tissue amputation to the distal tip of his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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