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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021887 · 2/22/2024 · Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Pumps except oil well
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc
Location
Parish Rd 180 (Dutchtown Rd), HOMER, LOUISIANA, 71040
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clamping off a polish rod on a pumping unit so that the wrist pins could be removed, when the clamp slipped causing his fingers to be crushed between the carrier bar and the polish rod clamp. This resulted in a partial amputation of his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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