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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065450 · 6/20/2016 · Tulsack, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tulsack, Inc.
Location
10405 E. 55th Place, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74146
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

When an employee tried to pull a piece of paper off a glue applicator, the employee's left thumb was pinched between the glue applicator and the glue roller. The employee suffered an open wound, possible fracture, and possible amputation to the left thumb. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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