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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022087595 · 8/25/2022 · MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was being trained to operate a machine. He was running copper tubing into the machine when the crimper was activated and his left thumb became caught in the crimper resulting in partial amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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