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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010635 · 1/22/2016 · Buckhorn Rubber Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
Buckhorn Rubber Products
Location
5151 Industrial Dr., HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, 63401
NAICS
326220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an injection molding machine when a hand was caught in the mold, amputating two fingers. The remaining three fingers were surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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