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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077094 · 7/14/2018 · Valmont-Birmingham Galvanizing

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Valmont-Birmingham Galvanizing
Location
475 Dietrich Road, STEELE, ALABAMA, 35987
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a rig composed of three steel poles. His left thumb was pinched between the chain and the product being lifted, and the tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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