Amputations

Name: Amputations at SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.
Start: 6/8/2017

1 amputation · 2017065212 · 6/8/2017 · SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.
Location: 18970 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70809
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee used a crowbar to raise a valve part a few inches when his fingers entered a pinch point. The valve then fell apart, landing on and possibly amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown