Myer Marine Services LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MOBILE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Myer Marine Services LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA
Employer Myer Marine Services LLC Report ID 2019021437
Address 744 Blackburn DR City, State ZIP MOBILE, ALABAMA 36608
Event Date February 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.67000, -88.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a steel screen on a vertical boring machine. The screen got caught on a fixture and the employee's hands were caught between the screen and a rail. The employee suffered a fractured left hand and a fractured right thumb. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2019, a worker at Myer Marine Services LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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