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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017021858 · 2/28/2017 · Continental Casting, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Continental Casting, LLC
Location
801 Second Street, MONROE CITY, MISSOURI, 63456
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was de-burring a piece of flat steel on the abrasive disc sander when his hand was pulled in behind the tool rest, trapping his left thumb between the piece of steel and the abrasive disc. The top of his left thumb was sanded down to the bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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