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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016033560 · 3/29/2016 · Kellex Seating

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Kellex Seating
Location
121 N. Industrial Road, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38801
NAICS
337122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the end boring machine, drilling holes for dials. The employee's finger got caught under the clamp when the clamps came down resulting in the amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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