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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043369 · 4/13/2017 · DEFIANCE METAL PRODUCTS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
DEFIANCE METAL PRODUCTS
Location
944 BY PASS ROAD, HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72543
NAICS
336370
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to form small metal parts and pinched his left middle finger between the material and the front of the ram amputating the middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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