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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018043342 · 4/7/2018 · Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC
Location
4201 Evonik Road, THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a hopper on a forklift attachment. The attachment dumped the load and was returning to the upright position at the same time that the employee's left index finger was in a pinch point position. The employee's left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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