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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077598 · 7/26/2018 · Textron Aviation Inc

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Textron Aviation Inc
Location
130 N Webb Rd, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67206
NAICS
336411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fabricating a shop aid out of aluminum sheet metal. While he was using a manual, foot-operated shear, his left ring fingertip was caught under a material clamp on the shear, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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