FULTON, MISSISSIPPI—
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC., 400 MUELLER ROAD, FULTON, MISSISSIPPI 38843 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was crimping tube on a block machine when his left-hand ring finger was caught, crushed, and amputated in the clamps.
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FULTON, MISSISSIPPI—
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
An employee was being trained to operate a machine. He was running copper tubing into the machine when the crimper was activated and his left thumb became caught in the crimper resulting in partial amputation of the thumb tip.
FULTON, MISSISSIPPI—
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
An employee had just replaced a hydraulic hose on a machine and was checking for leaks. The machine cycled as the employee's right hand was resting at the ram. The employee's index finger was amputated at the first joint. The ram was not guarded at the time.
FULTON, MISSISSIPPI—
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Employee was using a Bobcat with a jack hammer attachment to flip a metal caster lid (that weighs approximately 300 pounds). When the employee flipped the lid, the edge of the metal casting lid hit his leg, injuring him while he was in the Bobcat.
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