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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015040431 · 4/14/2015 · Taylor's Autobody

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Taylor's Autobody
Location
324 Rural Acres Drive, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
NAICS
811121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 14, 2015, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee's left index finger was amputated while operating the frame straightening machine. The employee was lowering the machine with his left hand while holding a safety bar out of the way with his right hand. The frame of the machine came down on his left hand, which was laying on/near the top of the foot pedal.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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