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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109593 · 10/5/2017 · Oklahoma Steel and Wire

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Oklahoma Steel and Wire
Location
Highway 70 South, MADILL, OKLAHOMA, 73446
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding wire into a drawing machine when the wire caught the employee's right hand and pulled their fingers into the block. The employee's right index finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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