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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021108526 · 10/2/2021 · Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC
Location
2600 Citiplace Drive, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was squatting down to knock some rubber buildup loose on the inside of a diverter feed hose when the valve diverted in the direction of his left hand, pinching the tip of his left middle finger between the diverter feed hose and the diverter housing. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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