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Gipson Steel

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gipson Steel in MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Gipson Steel Report ID 2018065904
Address 2770 Fellers Drive City, State ZIP MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI 39301
Event Date June 15, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.38000, -88.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring a bundle of steel to a conveyor table with a hoist when the load shifted and struck the employee's hands, resulting in amputations to the right and left middle fingertips.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2018, a worker at Gipson Steel in MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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