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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109783 · 10/14/2020 · Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.

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
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.
Location
1000 Jerry St. Pe Hwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39568
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of copper alloy pipe he had just cut and cleaned. When the employee placed the pipe section on a stationary conveyor it bounced up and pinched his left ring finger against the frame, amputating the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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