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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018022029 · 2/28/2018 · Airxcel Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Airxcel Inc
Location
3050 N St Francis St, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67219
NAICS
333415
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tube bender machine to bend copper piping when she attempted to adjust a mis-feed. The machine then clamped down on her left index finger, amputating her fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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