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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109727 · 10/10/2017 · Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc
Location
241 Willow Glen Road, ANACONDA, MONTANA, 59711
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a gasket between flanges that were held apart with wedges. One of the wedges slipped out and the flanges came together smashing the employee's index finger resulting in partial amputation of the distal soft tissue.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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