Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Doosan Bobcat, 210 First Avenue NE, GWINNER, NORTH DAKOTA 58040
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a grease cylinder from a skid steer track. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the track and an idler pulley, and the employee suffered an amputation at the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
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An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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