Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CF Industries, LLC, 4608 Highway 49 East, YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI 39194
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was part of a crew rigging a vertical tank to be lifted by a crane. His gloved right hand was holding a 1.5-inch wire rope choker (sling) when it slipped and his right pinky finger was impacted by a nearby pipe barrier. His finger broke and was lacerated above the first joint, resulting in an amputation above the first joint.
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