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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024064885 · 6/3/2024 · The Pennsylvania State University

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Livestock-related machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cattle, bovines

Employer

Name
The Pennsylvania State University
Location
Park Avenue, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, 16802
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a cow into a headlock stall when the cow moved and caused the headlock to engage. The employee's finger was pinched between the headlock and the metal structure, and they sustained an amputation to their left fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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