Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DIAMOND & THIEL CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., 4651 Crossroads Dr, LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK 13089
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was winching a dumpster box onto a hauler truck. The dumpster got stuck. While the employee was getting it loose and reeling it in, his thumb was caught between the wire rope and the reel. His left thumb was amputated above the knuckle.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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