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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024099039 · 9/27/2024 · Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source
Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
Secondary source
Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Location
Citgo Petroleum, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70609
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a boom on a vertical mast light tower. While operating the winch with his left hand, his right index finger was crushed by a falling part of the light tower, resulting in amputation between the first joint and knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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