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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032357 · 3/9/2018 · Webco Industries, Inc. - Star Center 2 Division

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Webco Industries, Inc. - Star Center 2 Division
Location
13701 W. Oklahoma 51 Hwy., SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a pointer machine when he attempted to manually move a steel tube from the index table into the bunk. His left pinky finger was then smashed between the index table and the tube, requiring a surgical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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