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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076239 · 7/11/2016 · Boyd Metals

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Boyd Metals
Location
1027 Byers Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 7/11/16, an employee was moving four pieces of metal weighing about 84 pounds. He hand-carried the metal to a truck bed and set it down on his pinky finger. When he attempted to pull his finger out, he suffered a deep avulsion. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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