Boyd Metals

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JOPLIN, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Boyd Metals in JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Employer Boyd Metals Report ID 2016076239
Address 1027 Byers Ave City, State ZIP JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801
Event Date July 11, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural metal materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.08000, -94.51000

Incident Narrative

On or about 7/11/16, an employee was moving four pieces of metal weighing about 84 pounds. He hand-carried the metal to a truck bed and set it down on his pinky finger. When he attempted to pull his finger out, he suffered a deep avulsion. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2016, a worker at Boyd Metals in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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