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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043002 · 4/10/2016 · Emerson

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Emerson
Location
701 E HWY 32, LEBANON, MISSOURI, 65536
NAICS
423730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was unjamming a part in a new piece of equipment. The part unjammed and the slide went forward, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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