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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020088135 · 8/26/2020 · Wolseley Industrial Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Wolseley Industrial Group
Location
5371 Hamilton Blvd, THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
NAICS
423710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a crane operator move a valve off a pallet. The employee hooked up the valve by the shaft. When it was raised, the valve shifted and caught the employee's right index finger against the crane block. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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