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LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY (Fabrication Division)

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY (Fabrication Division) in LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
Employer LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY (Fabrication Division) Report ID 20171211558
Address 810 FRONT STREET City, State ZIP LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39440
Event Date December 5, 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 Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.69000, -89.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee fastened a load of steel beams and was moving them with an overhead crane. He reached the location where he was going to place the load and was lowering it when the load shifted. His right hand, which was guiding the load, was pinched between two of the beams, amputating his middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2017, a worker at LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY (Fabrication Division) in LAUREL, 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 beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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