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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077711 · 7/29/2019 · Associated Terminals, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Associated Terminals, LLC
Location
8000 St. Bernard Hwy, ARABI, LOUISIANA, 70032
NAICS
488320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping guide a fiberglass barge cover as it was lowered onto a hopper barge. The employee's right middle finger was pinched between the cover and the steel barge coaming wall, causing an amputation of the end of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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