RICHLAND, MISSISSIPPI—
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SIEMENS ENERGY, INC, 444 HIGHWAY 49 SOUTH, RICHLAND, MISSISSIPPI 39218 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was securing a sling to lift a load with a crane when their finger was pinched and lacerated between the sling and the item being lifted.
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An employee was walking through the warehouse when they tripped over a staging pallet and sustained a laceration from a sharp piece of metal. The employee sustained a severed tendon in the forearm.
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An employee was setting up a 450-pound piston rod when it fell on their left hand. The employee suffered a left index finger fracture and nerve damage.
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An employee was carrying a 24-inch gasket on cardboard wrapped with plastic on the tips of his fingers. The wrapped gasket slipped out of his hand, and he struck a work bench and then fell to the floor. He suffered a fractured ball joint in his right hip.
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