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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043217 · 4/10/2017 · ANR Pipeline Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ANR Pipeline Company
Location
2135 11th Road, ALDEN, KANSAS, 67512
NAICS
221210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe to polish a small steel bar when his glove was caught in a rotating shaft, pulling his right hand into the lathe and amputating his right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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