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BNSF (Dodge City)

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DODGE CITY, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BNSF (Dodge City) in DODGE CITY, KANSAS
Employer BNSF (Dodge City) Report ID 2021086412
Address 488-1298 East Trail Street City, State ZIP DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801
Event Date August 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 482111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.74000, -100.00000

Incident Narrative

A crew was loading material into the bed of a boom truck with a tag line on one end. An employee was steadying a bundle of I-beams as they were being hoisted onto a boom truck. The load shifted and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2021, a worker at BNSF (Dodge City) in DODGE CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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