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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107665 · 10/14/2015 · Gipson Steel
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- 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
- Beams-unattached metal
- Secondary source
- Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Employer
- Name
- Gipson Steel
- Location
- 2770 Sellers Drive, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39301
- NAICS
- 332312
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
A crane operator caught his right middle finger between two "I" beams while repositioning the beans using a gantry crane. The fingertip was amputated.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown