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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043373 · 4/13/2020 · Sofidel America

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
Sofidel America
Location
176 W.L. Runnels Industrial Drive, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to return a spent parent roll to a stand. The roll bounced and smashed his left middle and index fingers against the crane hook. Both fingers were crushed and cut, and the middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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