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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030389 · 3/23/2015 · Wolverine Tube 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, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wolverine Tube Inc.
Location
41600 Wolverine Rd., SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, 74804
NAICS
331410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A machine operator asked the injured employee to change out an air tester. The employee asked another coworker to retrieve airlock seals to change the air tester. The coworker and machine operator went to the tool crib to retrieve seals. During this time, the injured employee reached into the area of operation. A sensor sent the jaw block (hydraulic-operated) down and amputated the employee's left-hand ring finger (half of finger) and pinky (1st joint of finger).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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