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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211445 · 12/7/2020 · Turner Industries Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Turner Industries Group, LLC
Location
2066 Cabot Road, VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA, 70586
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While two employees were preparing a 40-inch pipe support for replacement, one of the clamps holding the pipe rotated, crushing an employee's fingers between the clamp and the pipe. The employee suffered a crushed right hand, and his right middle fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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