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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109874 · 10/23/2024 · New Star Mechanical Solutions, Inc.

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
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source
Strapping, bands

Employer

Name
New Star Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Location
3502 Enterprise Avenue, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a piece of prefabricated 4" pipe. While manually tilting the pipe, it shifted in the straps and pinched their fingers between flanges. The employee sustained an amputation of their right index fingertip with an open fracture from a crushing injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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