Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Veritas Steel LLC, 2800 Melby Street, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On August 18, 2017, an employee was leveling a yard and dumping rock from a dump truck bed. While attempting to close the tailgate, the employee discovered a rock was lodged in the tailgate. The employee lifted the tailgate, which released the rock. The tailgate then came down and pinned the employee's right index finger against the dump truck bed. The employee was hospitalized and the finger was amputated to the first knuckle.