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M & H Contractors

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at M & H Contractors in OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI
Employer M & H Contractors Report ID 20171111377
Address 5060 Malone Rd City, State ZIP OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI 38654
Event Date November 30, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1280709
GPS Coordinates 34.93000, -89.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a pipe into a drainage structure when his thumb was caught and amputated between the pipe and structure.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2017, a worker at M & H Contractors in OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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