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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016020949 · 2/1/2016 · Stateside Steel & Wire, LLC

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

Employer

Name
Stateside Steel & Wire, LLC
Location
304 Wyanoke Road, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the weaving machine, which was de-energized, when his right pinky finger was caught in the sector gear. His fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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