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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020824 · 2/27/2015 · Profab, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Profab, LLC
Location
910 N. Morgan Rd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was cleaning a part with a scotch brite pad when he attempted to clean the burrs out of a part while reversing the machine. The pad was caught and drawn into the machine, pulling in the employee's finger and amputating the nail end.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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