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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010331 · 1/10/2018 · Oklahoma Steel and Wire

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was tightening a belt on a wire draw machine when another employee turned the machine on. The employee's hand was then pulled into the machine, and two fingers had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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