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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025077244 · 7/24/2025 · United Seating and Mobility, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source
Vehicle and machine seats
Secondary source
Wheelchairs, scooters powered

Employer

Name
United Seating and Mobility, LLC
Location
7 Rosewood Avenue, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA, 31328
NAICS
532283
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the tilt actuator of a powered wheelchair in a customer's home. The bolt slipped out of the actuator and the seat assembly fell down onto his right thumb, amputating it at the base of the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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