ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H in CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI
Employer ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H Report ID 2017109537
Address 5693 HIGHWAY F City, State ZIP CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI 65244
Event Date October 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection # 1271644
GPS Coordinates 39.55000, -92.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to move an axle from one tripper line to another using a chain fall when the axle flipped and caught the employee's left hand between it and the rail, amputating the thumb.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2017, a worker at ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H in CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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