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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016020955 · 2/1/2016 · ALAN F. WASHBURN

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ALAN F. WASHBURN
Location
172 NE 1st Lane, LAMAR, MISSOURI, 64759
NAICS
423390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's gloved left hand became entangled in a rotating metal drill bit/chuck while he was trying to sweep off metal shavings from around the drill bit. His left ring finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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