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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021847 · 2/29/2016 · Valmont Coatings/Oklahoma Galvanizing

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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Valmont Coatings/Oklahoma Galvanizing
Location
25055 Alliance Drive, CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA, 74019
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting wire on a U-shaped, steel channel frame, balanced on forklift tines, in order to attach the frame to an overhead crane. The steel frame began to fall backwards, and the employee tried to maintain its balance causing the employee's right pinky finger to get caught between the forklift frame and the fork tines. The employee's right pinky finger was removed from above the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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