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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054213 · 5/13/2024 · Blue Ridge Mountain EMC

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Location
875 Main Street, YOUNG HARRIS, GEORGIA, 30582
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 13, 2024, an employee was in the process of attaching a winch rope backup to its anchoring point when the winch engaged with his hand on the rope. His right index fingertip got caught between the roller and the frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation through the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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