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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107588 · 10/12/2015 · SPEARS MANUFACTURING

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
SPEARS MANUFACTURING
Location
1609 CR 1900, CANEY, KANSAS, 67333
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a toolbox on wheels to set up for his shift. It struck a stationary toolbox and the two handles were close enough in height that the employee's left middle finger was pinched off between the two handles. As part of the surgical repair the distal phalange was removed in order to accommodate the formation of a dermal flap.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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