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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010332 · 1/13/2016 · Remington Arms Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Remington Arms Company
Location
2592 Highway 15 N, LONOKE, ARKANSAS, 72086
NAICS
325920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the priming mix in the priming machine. When he opened the blast door to the machine, the cable supporting the counter balance for the door broke, causing the door to slam onto and amputate his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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