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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087079 · 8/1/2016 · UPCO, Inc.

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
UPCO, Inc.
Location
24403 Amah Parkway, CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA, 74019
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press to remove a cylinder rod from a piston when a spring released its tension, causing the employee's finger to be caught between the piston and the press. The employee's right index finger was amputated up to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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