Amputations

Name: Amputations at MPLX G&P
Start: 2/4/2021

1 amputation · 2021021035 · 2/4/2021 · MPLX G&P

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: Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source: Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name: MPLX G&P
Location: 218 Swisher Lane, WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA, 26456
NAICS: 221210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually repositioning a metal cabinet in a wooden shipping crate when their left pinky finger was caught between the wooden crate and the cabinet, resulting in an amputation between the nail bed and knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown