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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052936 · 5/18/2015 · Behlen Manufacturing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Behlen Manufacturing Company
Location
4025 E 23rd, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68602
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a (smaller) press brake machine. She placed her finger between the outside of the part and bottom outside face of the die (not in point of operation). While holding the part, she activated the press to finish the bend. The part moved downward and pinched the tip of her finger. This caused a non-bone amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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