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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021802 · 2/25/2017 · Omnimax

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name
Omnimax
Location
215 Phillips 324 Road, HELENA, ARKANSAS, 72342
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers that apply chemical treatment and paints to metal coils when his hand was caught in the metal coils. His right pinky finger, ring finger, and thumb tip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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