Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
Final narrative
The injured employee was working as part of a three-person crew. The crew was removing and disassembling a bin-whip used to unclog a bin. As the bin-whip is raised, a 4-foot section is removed and the remaining part is reattached to the hydraulics used to raise it.
Another crew member struggled to insert a pin to attach the hydraulics to the bin-whip. The injured employee reached over to help insert the pin and bumped the hydraulic controls with his knee. This caused the pin to rotate and pinch the injured employee's right index finger between the pin and the bin-whip housing. His finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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