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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021745 · 2/26/2016 · Thermal Windows, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Thermal Windows, Inc.
Location
12805 E. 31st Street, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74146
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee was checking for an air leak on the die-cutting machine, the machine was activated by the foot pedal. The employee's left index finger was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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