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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065417 · 6/17/2016 · SOUTHLAND STEEL FABRICATORS, INC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
SOUTHLAND STEEL FABRICATORS, INC
Location
251 GREENSBURG ST., GREENSBURG, LOUISIANA, 70441
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 70- to 100-pound steel plate with a coworker when the steel plate fell on and crushed his right middle and ring fingers. A portion of his ring finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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