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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010821 · 1/26/2015 · Blossman Gas, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Blossman Gas, Inc.
Location
Port Beinbille, BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, 39520
NAICS
221210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While making deliveries the vehicle's brakes failed causing the vehicle to roll. The driver tried to stop the vehicle by chocking the wheel. While attempting to chock the passenger side rear wheel the employee's left index finger was trapped between the metal chock and the tire resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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