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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076918 · 7/28/2016 · Thompson's Welding Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
Thompson's Welding Services, Inc.
Location
4335 Carson Road, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
NAICS
238190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pipe threader to thread a pipe. When the employee released the chuck on the pipe threader, the pipe dropped. The cut end then came up and amputated the employee's left ring finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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