Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Seating and Mobility, LLC, 7 Rosewood Avenue, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA 31328
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on the tilt actuator of a powered wheelchair in a customer's home. The bolt slipped out of the actuator and the seat assembly fell down onto his right thumb, amputating it at the base of the fingernail.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Vehicle and machine seats
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