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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016088064 · 8/26/2016 · Vance Metal Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
Vance Metal Products
Location
5751 Durose Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35022
NAICS
333514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's small finger was amputated when pinched between a part and the punch press machine frame while the employee was catching parts coming off the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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