Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
Two temporary employees were attaching a tow-behind air compressor to a truck for transportation. They had tried to use the trailer's attached jack to lift the compressor, but the jack could not raise the trailer high enough to clear the truck's hitch. Instead, both employees manually lifted the trailer and placed it onto the hitch. During this process, the jack separated from the trailer; when the trailer was set down on the truck's hitch, the jack caught the right middle finger of one of the employees. The finger was amputated at the last knuckle.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Vehicle trailers, trailing units
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A maintenance employee was working to place a 120-pound metal screen on top of a machine before installation, with the help of another employee. The injured employee's right ring finger was pinched between the screen and the machine and the fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was assisting three coworkers with loading a fall protection metal storage cage onto a wooden pallet. Their right index finger was pinched between the pallet and the bottom of the cage, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was helping another employee load stock material onto a press brake when the stock slipped. The injured employee's right index finger was caught between the press brake die and the stock, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.