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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021749 · 2/26/2016 · IMTT-GEISMAR

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Grates

Employer

Name
IMTT-GEISMAR
Location
8112 HWY 75, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing loose, serrated, expanded metal grating. When he lifted a piece of grating, his middle fingertip was caught between the top piece of grating he was moving and another portion of grating. His fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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