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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043176 · 4/7/2020 · Felix Lopez

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
Secondary source
Fasteners, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Felix Lopez
Location
Ochsner Medical Center, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70121
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A carpenter was operating the concrete mixer. He used an all-thread rod to loosen hardening concrete. The all-thread rod and the employee's shirt sleeve got caught in the concrete mixer's shaft injuring the employee's hand. He sustained lacerations to his fingers. In addition, one finger was amputated and another finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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