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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015043758 · 4/1/2015 · Southern Valve Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wrenches-nonpowered
Secondary source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Southern Valve Service, Inc.
Location
18970 Highland Road, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70809
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a valve in a lathe. He was tightening the lathe chuck with an Allen wrench; when he tried to remove the wrench from the chuck, his left middle fingertip got caught between the Allen wrench and the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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