Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Appalachian Mountain Club, Austin Brook Tr River crossing over the Androscoggin River on the Appalachian Trail (AT), SHELBURNE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03581
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was conducting basic level 1 trail maintenance with a crew. The injured employee was operating a manual cable car intended to assist trail users in safely crossing a brook. His right hand became caught between the pulley system and cable where the car pulley sits and travels along. The employee sustained a crush injury, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation to the index finger.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Ski lifts, gondola rides