Altorfer Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
| Employer | Altorfer Inc. | Report ID | 2024109505 |
| Address | 3520 Moberly Avenue | City, State ZIP | HANNIBAL, MISSOURI 63401 |
| Event Date | October 11, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Chains |
| Secondary Source | Bulldozers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 532412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.68000, -91.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reinstalling a track on a bulldozer. A chain had been used to position the track; with the track in position, the power had been shut off and the track had been secured with a block. As the employee was preparing to correct a slight misalignment using a pry bar, he took hold of the loose end of the chain, when the overlap of the chain released unexpectedly. The employee's thumb was pulled up and caught under the chain, where the thumb tip was compressed and split. The employee suffered an amputation to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On October 11, 2024, a worker at Altorfer Inc. in HANNIBAL, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with chains identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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