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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025021928 · 2/27/2025 · Messer Truck Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Messer Truck Equipment
Location
170 Warren Avenue, WESTBROOK, MAINE, 04092
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting metal with a ironworker machine. The material shifted and the employee went to straighten it. His right index finger was crushed beneath the material, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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