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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119922 · 11/10/2022 · Boyd Metals

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Boyd Metals
Location
1027 Byers Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were carrying a five-piece bundle of 1-inch-thick, 20-foot-long metal bars. An employee fell and the bundle fell onto their hand, crushing the middle fingertip and removing the nail from the ring finger. The employee's middle finger was broken and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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