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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065619 · 6/24/2024 · Appalachian Mountain Club

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
Ski lifts, gondola rides
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Appalachian Mountain Club
Location
Austin Brook Tr River crossing over the Androscoggin River on the Appalachian Trail (AT), SHELBURNE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03581
NAICS
813312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting basic level 1 trail maintenance with a crew. The injured employee was operating a manual cable car intended to assist trail users in safely crossing a brook. His right hand became caught between the pulley system and cable where the car pulley sits and travels along. The employee sustained a crush injury, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation to the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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