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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098415 · 9/6/2016 · WICHITA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
WICHITA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Inc.
Location
2020 E. DOUGLAS, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67214
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the rod on a bore machine when a clamp closed on his left hand, amputating his middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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