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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20181212463 · 12/4/2018 · MISSISSIPPI STEEL PROCESSING

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Crowbars
Secondary source
Scrap metal

Employer

Name
MISSISSIPPI STEEL PROCESSING
Location
400 N. STEEL ROAD, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pry bar to free metal trim scrap that had become lodged at the exit of a slitter. The weight of the 700-pound scrap caused the pry bar to strike and crush the employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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