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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018077535 · 7/25/2018 · Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi
Location
100 Tab Way, GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI, 38849
NAICS
336370
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to adjust the alignment of a pneumatic cutter. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the cutter's cylinder and a spacer block attachment amputating two joints of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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