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Tennessee Valley Authority

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tennessee Valley Authority in CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE
Employer Tennessee Valley Authority Report ID 2016109454
Address 815 Cumberland City Road City, State ZIP CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE 37050
Event Date October 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.39000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of pipe on a cart when it shifted and crushed his right-hand middle and index fingers, fracturing both. The index finger above the first knuckle had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2016, a worker at Tennessee Valley Authority in CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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