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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016088090 · 8/29/2016 · AZZ Incorporated

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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
AZZ Incorporated
Location
7911 Old US Highway 54, FULTON, MISSOURI, 65251
NAICS
335999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 8/29/16 at 1:35 p.m. an employee was using a folding table to bend steel. When he pressed the foot operator his hands were crushed inside the machine. After evaluation and surgery to repair the injury, the employee lost three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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