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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042021 · 4/15/2015 · MBS TEXTBOOK EXCHANGE, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
MBS TEXTBOOK EXCHANGE, INC.
Location
2711 W. Ash, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, 65203
NAICS
511130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was jogging a conveyor belt to adjust the belt's tracking. The wrench he was using slipped and got caught between the roller and the side of the conveyor, pinning his hand and amputating his right-hand pinky finger at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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