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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017087754 · 8/14/2017 · Elliott Equipment Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Elliott Equipment Co.
Location
4427 S 76th Circle, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68127
NAICS
333924
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of cut angle iron from the fixed vice area of a band saw when his right index and middle fingertips were pinched and avulsed in the vice area.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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