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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025054913 · 5/24/2025 · Remprex, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source
Wrenches, ratchets
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Remprex, LLC
Location
1500 Marietta Rd NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS
561990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 24, 2025, an employee was repairing a lift machine (crane) that moves intermodal shipping contains on/off railcars. The employee was utilizing a hydraulic torque wrench to tighten bolts on a turn table bearing on the yoke of the crane when his right index fingertip was pinched between the wrench and the bearing. The employee's fingertip was amputated and was later reattached at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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