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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018088014 · 8/6/2018 · Profile Cabinets

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Profile Cabinets
Location
7400 E 12th St, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64126
NAICS
337122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working a piece of wood through a machine when the employee's right index finger was caught between the wood and the machine's guard, resulting in a finger amputation to the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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