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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010484 · 1/16/2018 · Belger Cartage Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Belger Cartage Services
Location
5800 E. Pawnee, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67218
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lining up a 200 pound crank arm for a stretch machine when the crank arm slipped catching the employee's fingers between the crank arm and the machine housing crushing the right index and middle fingers, which were later amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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