Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gipson Steel
Start: 6/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018065904 · 6/15/2018 · Gipson Steel

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Bundles, bales

Employer

Name: Gipson Steel
Location: 2770 Fellers Drive, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39301
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring a bundle of steel to a conveyor table with a hoist when the load shifted and struck the employee's hands, resulting in amputations to the right and left middle fingertips.

Source

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