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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087999 · 8/25/2016 · Magnaform Corporation

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Magnaform Corporation
Location
2685 S 4th, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a tray that was stuck to the mold in the GN pressure former when the die on the GN pressure former came down on the employee's right thumb, amputating half of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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