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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118320 · 11/5/2015 · Prime Conduit

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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Prime Conduit
Location
6500 S Interpace Dr, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73135
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was turning a shaft on a lathe and polishing it with an emery cloth. The employee's glove got caught in the lathe pulling the employee's left hand into the machine and amputating the left middle fingertip and crushing the index and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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