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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065687 · 6/24/2016 · Automatic Equipment Manufacturing, Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Automatic Equipment Manufacturing, Company
Location
1 Mill Road, PENDER, NEBRASKA, 68047
NAICS
333111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a hob machine and adjusting the point where the lubricating oil enters the cutting area when the rotating parts caught the employee's glove, pulling his hand into a pinch point area. His left ring finger was amputated, and his left finger was severely lacerated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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