MILLERSPORT, OHIO—
Troy Construction, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
Final narrative
Employee 1 was operating a dozer's winch from inside the cabin. While attempting to unhook from a D-ring, he had to loosen the tension of the cable. Upon doing so, employee 2 walked over to the winch and grabbed the cable with her left hand. When employee 1 moved the controls to spool out the winch, employee 2's left hand was pulled into the cables. Employee 2 sustained a broken left ring finger and a partial amputation to her left little finger.
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