Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FleetPride Inc., 4904 West 12th Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57107
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing a driveshaft on a customer's vehicle. He was using a floor jack to hold the driveshaft in place to line up the bolts. The driveshaft moved off the jack and crushed his left ring fingertip, resulting in an open fracture of the tuft of the distal phalanx, as well as a partial amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Transmissions, gears
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