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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015021146 · 2/4/2015 · Ameristar Perimeter Security USA. Inc

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 regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Ameristar Perimeter Security USA. Inc
Location
1555 N. Mingo Rd, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was operating a roll mill swedger. He was pushing on a slide bar when he placed his right hand on the moving equipment, severely crushing his middle finger. He was taken to the hospital where the tip of his right middle finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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