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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043472 · 4/26/2016 · O'Neal Flat Rolled Metals Inc.

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
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
O'Neal Flat Rolled Metals Inc.
Location
201 Leawood Drive, NEW CENTURY, KANSAS, 66031
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working near the slit coil packaging line when his left index finger was caught between the powered conveyor belt and a 4,000- to 6,000-pound roll of steel, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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