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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018011034 · 1/31/2018 · Kaiser Aluminum Alexco

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kaiser Aluminum Alexco
Location
6520 W. Allison Rd, CHANDLER, ARIZONA, 85226
NAICS
331316
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was operating a 90-ton saw to cut aluminum when the blade amputated the employee's left index fingertip to the second joint and middle fingertip to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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