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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118206 · 11/2/2015 · Southwest Wire

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Southwest Wire
Location
3505 N I-35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73069
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a weaving machine to view a counter. The employee slipped and fell. As the employee fell, the employee's right hand contacted an unguarded chain and sprocket. The employee's right pinky finger was severely lacerated and amputated at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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