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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021480 · 2/14/2020 · Keppel AmFELS, L.L.C.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Clamps, couplings
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Keppel AmFELS, L.L.C.
Location
20000 State Highway 48, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78523
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three employees were moving steel plates using an overhead crane. One employee's left little finger was caught between the ring of the lifting clamp and the hook of the crane chain, causing an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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