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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054553 · 5/18/2017 · Sunflower Electric Power 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 regular operation
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Location
14255 East US Hwy 160, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pedestal-mounted band saw when it amputated his left index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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