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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018022019 · 2/28/2018 · James Construction, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
James Construction, LLC
Location
I-10 at LA 328 east side, HENDERSON, LOUISIANA, 70517
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was assisting with material offload. His hand was above the two part block line on the crane. Two employees were disconnecting the rig. When the rigger gave the signal to raise the crane hook, the injured employee's hand became caught within the hook mechanism resulting in amputation of the right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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