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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016088100 · 8/29/2016 · Omega Protein, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Omega Protein, Inc.
Location
5735 Elder Ferry Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
NAICS
311712
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a press pump motor. The employee stepped over the motor and his boot got caught on a hydraulic hose. He tripped and fell and his left hand struck the expanded metal guard for the press next to where he was working severing his left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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