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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015074483 · 7/9/2015 · Discovery Plastics, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Discovery Plastics, LLC
Location
3607 28th Avenue N.E., MIAMI, OKLAHOMA, 74354
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee amputated the left middle fingertip when he tried to clear a clog on machine #4. He applied pressure to the foot pedal of the machine which actuated a machine part cutting off the tip of his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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