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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024042990 · 4/4/2024 · Frontline Welding, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

Name
Frontline Welding, LLC
Location
2943 Crossroad, PELICAN, LOUISIANA, 71063
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift operator while an 8-inch spool piece was being set on a jack stand, when his hand became caught between the flange of the spool piece and the ground. His left ring finger was crushed and the employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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