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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010279 · 10/4/2018 · Amarr Company

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Amarr Company
Location
3800 Greenway Circle, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 66046
NAICS
453930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a new roll of stock material into a slip roller. The employee's left glove was caught between the material and the rolls of the slip roller; the employee's hand was pulled into the machine, suffering amputation of multiple fingers. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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