Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mueller Co. LLC
Start: 2/21/2023

1 amputation · 2023021664 · 2/21/2023 · Mueller Co. LLC

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: Hydrants
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Mueller Co. LLC
Location: 956 Industrial Blvd., ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading hydrants onto a paint line bed using hoists and clamps. A hydrant slipped and their fingertip was pinched between the hydrant and clamp, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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