Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chesser Island Road Landfill, Inc., 367 Chesser Island Landfill Road, FOLKSTON, GEORGIA 31537
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a crow bar to attach a metal drag bar (10 feet long, weighing 400 pounds) to the bucket of a front end loader. The employee's hand was caught between the bottom of the drag bar and the ground, causing a partial amputation to the right index finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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