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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129414 · 12/11/2015 · Fishing Holdings

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Fishing Holdings
Location
470 Industrial Park Road, FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS, 72634
NAICS
336612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding an eight foot piece of aluminum railing through the 3-axis angle machine when his glove got caught on the rollers that pulls in the aluminum piece crushing his hand. His left ring finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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