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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043379 · 4/18/2024 · SOS Septic & Sewer, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source
Wire, cables nonelectrified
Secondary source
Excavators

Employer

Name
SOS Septic & Sewer, Inc
Location
726 Memorial Dr, SEBRING, FLORIDA, 33870
NAICS
562991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a septic tank that was being lowered into the ground by an excavator using a cable. The employee's hand was on the septic tank when the cable slipped off the excavator and caught their left thumb, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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