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VT Halter Marine

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at VT Halter Marine in PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
Employer VT Halter Marine Report ID 2021032391
Address 900 Bayou Cassotte City, State ZIP PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 39581
Event Date March 20, 2021 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) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.34000, -88.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a steel beam to be welded. As the beam was being lifted to turn over, it got caught on rollers. It came loose while the employee was trying to dislodge it, and his left hand was caught between the beam and a roller. He suffered amputations to the first and middle fingers just below the nails.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2021, a worker at VT Halter Marine in PASCAGOULA, 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.

Context

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