EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE SAND PUMP WHEN HIS L THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN BELT WHICH WAS RUNNING AND HIS THUMB WAS CRUSHED AND PULLED OFF
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October 6, 1989
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Hattiesburg Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Hattiesburg Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH AN ELECTRIC WELDER. HE WAS STANDING ON A STEEL LADDER. HIS CLOTHES WERE WET WITH SWEAT AND THE WELDING LEADS GROUNDED OUT THROUGH HIM AND SHOCKED HIM CAUSING HIM TO F ALL 12 TO 15 FEET TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BODY AND BREAKING TWO TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
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