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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129128 · 12/3/2015 · Kohler Company

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Kohler Company
Location
182 J. M. Tatum Industrial Drive, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
NAICS
333618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a spindle machine. The process required 14 bolts, but the employee noticed that there was only 13 bolts. When she tried to put in the 14th bolt, moving parts came down and caught her left-hand pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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