Amputations

Name: Amputations at Turner Industries
Start: 12/21/2021

1 amputation · 20211210956 · 12/21/2021 · Turner Industries

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Forging machinery

Employer

Name: Turner Industries
Location: 15536 River Road, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a furnace. While removing an access door from the furnace, the employee's finger was pinched between the access door and the outer furnace beam support, resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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