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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018054878 · 5/18/2018 · Webster Combustion

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Webster Combustion
Location
619 Industrial Road, WINFIELD, KANSAS, 67156
NAICS
332410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a sheet metal roller machine to make a part and was attempting to straighten a piece when the roller caught the employee's left hand, amputating the little and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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