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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025088610 · 8/28/2025 · Elemental Supply

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source
Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
Secondary source
Dump trucks

Employer

Name
Elemental Supply
Location
1408 Willow Dr, IMPERIAL, PENNSYLVANIA, 15126
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to drop the tailgate on a rented dump truck. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the tailgate and a retaining chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the thumb, past the last knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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