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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017077030 · 7/27/2017 · FAG BEARINGS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: FAG BEARINGS, INC.
Location: 3900 S. Rangeline Road, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS: 332991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a bearing through a machine when the grinding wheel shattered and severed a finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown