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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021010383 · 1/14/2021 · The Bridge Builders of Alabama LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
The Bridge Builders of Alabama LLC
Location
145 Highway, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35405
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a hydraulic pump operator in positioning steel plates between the underside of a bridge and its support structure when the employee's right hand got caught between two steel plates, resulting in a cut on his middle finger and an amputation of his index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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