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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010892 · 1/26/2016 · HARLOW AEROSTRUCTURES LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
HARLOW AEROSTRUCTURES LLC
Location
1501 MCLEAN BLVD S., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were working on a machine's tool changer because it would not drop a tool. The coworker pushed the machine buttons while the employee's hand was in the tool changer, partially amputating his left thumb and pinky.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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