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Hernias due to traumatic incidents

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098130 · 9/21/2021 · Syncom Space Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Cause

Event
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Syncom Space Services, LLC
Location
Building 1100, STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI, 39529
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a forklift and opened the door to access the battery bank. As the employee started sliding the battery bank out, his right ring finger was caught between the forklift and a structural beam resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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