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Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

1 amputation · 2024065503 · 6/20/2024 · RURAL KING

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
Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source
Parts and materials unspecified
Secondary source
Logging and wood processing machinery n.e.c.

Employer

Name
RURAL KING
Location
3967 Bray Road, FARMINGTON, MISSOURI, 63640
NAICS
444220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a log splitter. While manually lowering parts into a horizontal position, the employee's finger became caught in a pinch point. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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