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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021276 · 2/9/2017 · MULTI-CRAFT CONTRACTORS

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
MULTI-CRAFT CONTRACTORS
Location
1983 State Line Road, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pipe grooving machine when the employee's glove and hand were pulled into the point of operation, partially amputating the right index finger to the second knuckle and the middle fingertip to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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