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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077019 · 7/11/2019 · Southern Scrap of Meridian, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Southern Scrap of Meridian, LLC
Location
75 Hwy 19 North, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39301
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing aluminum from a piece of scrap copper using a shear. As he was using the shear, it cut his finger, resulting in an amputation to the right pinky fingertip just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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