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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010214 · 10/24/2017 · BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Motors other than vehicle

Employer

Name
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
Location
5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. St., FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
NAICS
335312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was testing a 20-horsepower motor when his left ring finger came into contact with the 100-pound rotor, which was spinning at 10,000 rotations per minute. His finger had to be surgically amputated at the second joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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