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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054101 · 5/5/2017 · UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION
Location
15607 W. 100TH TERR., LENEXA, KANSAS, 66218
NAICS
339994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a press machine when the blade of a rotating wheel amputated his right index finger below the first distal knuckle and lacerated his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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