Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Terracon Consultants, Inc, 7475 John J. Pershing Drive, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68112
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were on site performing geo-technical drill sampling. The injured employee was removing a core sample from a core barrel when the barrel detached from the drill rod and fell onto the employee's right middle finger and amputated it.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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