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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054327 · 5/15/2023 · RJ MECHANICAL INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
RJ MECHANICAL INC.
Location
3153 BELLWOOD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35243
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading materials for a job when his finger was caught between a PVC pipe and an I-beam that the employee and a co-worker were sliding off a forklift. The employee suffered an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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