Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Globalization Partners, Unknown, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee was recording another employee servicing a tank. The injured employee climbed up a brick wall, lost their balance, and fell toward an operating machine. As they attempted to steady themself, their finger made contact with wiper blocks resulting in a severe laceration to their left middle finger, resulting in medical amputation and hospitalization.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Walls
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