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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054610 · 5/25/2016 · HENRYETTA PALLET CO.

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 regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
HENRYETTA PALLET CO.
Location
999 E INDUSTRY RD, HENRYETTA, OKLAHOMA, 74437
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet dismantler when he dropped a pull bar onto the dismantler table. As he attempted to retrieve the bar, his left hand contacted the blade, amputating his middle finger. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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