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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015053096 · 5/21/2015 · HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO

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
HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO
Location
3625 W OLD POTASH HWY, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68803
NAICS
332992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an ammunition loading machine. One cartridge did not have a bullet seated in the opening, so he reached into the opening to remove the faulty cartridge. His finger got caught by the transfer bar (feeding mechanism).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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