PLYMOUTH TUBE COMPANY
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | PLYMOUTH TUBE COMPANY | Report ID | 2019066503 |
| Address | 212 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD | City, State ZIP | EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI 39744 |
| Event Date | June 27, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.52000, -89.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While an employee was inspecting tooling in the storage rack, the lid closed on his hand and smashed his pinky finger, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 27, 2019, a worker at PLYMOUTH TUBE COMPANY in EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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