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Western States Equipment Company

Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — POCATELLO, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Western States Equipment Company in POCATELLO, IDAHO
Employer Western States Equipment Company Report ID 2024076569
Address 8403 South 5th Avenue City, State ZIP POCATELLO, IDAHO 83204
Event Date July 18, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. Source of Injury Jacks
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 532490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.80000, -112.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a small jack stand. The employee removed the pin to lower the jack stand with their left hand and their right middle finger went into the pin hole. The stand slipped eight inches and pinched their right middle fingertip, resulting in surgical amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2024, a worker at Western States Equipment Company in POCATELLO, IDAHO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object handled by person n.e.c., with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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