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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010004 · 10/18/2017 · Advantage Steel & Construction, LLC

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
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
Advantage Steel & Construction, LLC
Location
65 Legion Rd, LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI, 65049
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shackle to rig a beam plate. The shackle shifted and caught the employee's left ring finger, pinching and partially amputating the fingertip between the shackle and the steel beam plate.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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