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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010350 · 1/11/2018 · Exide Technologies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Exide Technologies, Inc.
Location
4115 S Zero St, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72908
NAICS
335911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten a jar on a sealer machine's assembly line. At the same time, another employee pushed on the opposite side of the jar, causing it to cross the machine's eye. The machine then cycled, and the sealer came down on and amputated the first employee's left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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