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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022119865 · 11/9/2022 · Trouth Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Trouth Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal
Location
1212 Whitaker Street, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70665
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right hand was caught in a brake press when it activated. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed from middle knuckle to fingertip, and the employee suffered amputations to all three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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