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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016042927 · 4/7/2016 · Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Location
1714 E. Park Ave., GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA, 70052
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a rotary valve airlock system. He opened a hatch to see if it was plugged and attempted to move some plugged material. He contacted the internal rotating parts, partially amputating three left-hand fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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