Amputations

Name: Amputations at MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Start: 6/7/2022

1 amputation · 2022064917 · 6/7/2022 · MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Location: 400 MUELLER ROAD, FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38843
NAICS: 331421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just replaced a hydraulic hose on a machine and was checking for leaks. The machine cycled as the employee's right hand was resting at the ram. The employee's index finger was amputated at the first joint. The ram was not guarded at the time.

Source

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