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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021793 · 2/21/2018 · IPL USA INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
IPL USA INC.
Location
401 SE Thompson Drive, LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI, 64082
NAICS
424610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 9:45 a.m., on 2/21/2018, an employee was performing maintenance on a press. The machine was properly locked/tagged out and he was wearing all assigned PPE. The employee was using a pry bar to help remove a component of the press. As he was pressing on the pry bar, it slipped, and his left-hand pinky finger was then smashed between the pry bar and the edge of the mold he was working on, resulting in a partial pinky finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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