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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076056 · 7/6/2016 · BUCKHORN RUBBER PRODUCTS INC.

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
Milling machines

Employer

Name
BUCKHORN RUBBER PRODUCTS INC.
Location
5151 Industrial Drive, HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, 63401
NAICS
326220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to help the mill operator start a strip of sticky rubber on the take-off belt when his left index finger came into contact with the mill knives and was amputated behind the nail bed in front of the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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