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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017099127 · 9/22/2017 · Veolia North America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Pumps

Employer

Name
Veolia North America
Location
Wastewater Treatment Lift station #8, HARAHAN, LOUISIANA, 70123
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a motor from the top of a pump inside a wastewater lift station. A come-along was turning the motor to free it from its housing on the pump when the employee's left hand was caught between the motor's bottom edge and housing on top of the pump, amputating the left ring fingertip and lacerating the little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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