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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087476 · 8/11/2016 · Cherokee Wood Work Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws
Secondary source
Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cherokee Wood Work Inc.
Location
314 W. 4th Street, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74103
NAICS
238350
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the wood became bound in the saw blade and kicked back, causing the employee's left thumb to contact the blade. The thumb tip was amputated with some bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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