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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076441 · 7/16/2016 · OMEGA Manufacturing

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 during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
OMEGA Manufacturing
Location
710 S Simplot Blvd, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83605
NAICS
336214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting material for RV trailer manufacturing using a foot controlled chop saw. When he hit the control with his foot the upcut saw amputated three fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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