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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098390 · 9/6/2016 · Ruskin Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ruskin Manufacturing
Location
1700 N. 21st, PARSONS, KANSAS, 67357
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's hand was in the cutting area of a cutter machine when a coworker activated the equipment. The cutter cycled and partially amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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