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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043628 · 4/25/2024 · Prolec GE USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Prolec GE USA, LLC
Location
7000 West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71129
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving material by hand to be staged for a drill press operator when the machine contacted his right hand. He sustained a laceration to the ring finger, a degloving of the little finger, and an amputation of the thumb that required reattachment surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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