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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043404 · 4/23/2016 · Brask, Inc. IEE

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
Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name
Brask, Inc. IEE
Location
2300 Louis Alleman Parkway, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70663
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was vertically lowering tubes (16-inch-diameter x 12-feet-long, with a flange on top; approximate weight= 1500 pounds) into an exchanger with an overhead crane. Due to slack in the lifting attachment, the employee grabbed the flange to try to turn the tube and align it with the lower tube sheet. His fingers were pinched between that tube and the adjacent tube, amputating the top joint of his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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