Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Arsenal Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63118
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving steel pieces on a cart. The cart got stuck on a rail track and collapsed. The employee's finger was pinched between two pieces of steel, and the employee suffered an amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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