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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109278 · 10/4/2024 · Day & Zimmerman, NPS Inc.

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Day & Zimmerman, NPS Inc.
Location
2440 Igou Ferry Rd, SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE, 37379
NAICS
221121
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was clearing a clog in an ice blowing machine. The employee's left hand came into contact with rotary valve blades that were in operation and he sustained amputations to his middle and index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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