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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110481 · 11/10/2024 · FLSmidth, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
FLSmidth, Inc.
Location
16168 W Prairie Ave, POST FALLS, IDAHO, 83854
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was machining a trunnion using a grinding rig when their left hand was caught between the grinding stone and the trunnion, resulting in fractures to the middle, ring, and little fingers, as well as severe damage to the skin and amputations of the middle and ring fingers to the distal knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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