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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099659 · 9/18/2018 · C.A. Murren & Sons, Company Mid-Atlantic, 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Slings

Employer

Name
C.A. Murren & Sons, Company Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Location
2821 River Road, WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA, 30830
NAICS
212322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to set a pylon when the nylon sling that was holding the vertical pipe lost some tension and slipped over the employee's left pinky finger, then cinched back onto the finger and crushed it. The employee's pinky finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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