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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010301 · 10/4/2018 · CDL Electric Co. 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
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified

Employer

Name
CDL Electric Co. Inc.
Location
1308 N Walnut, PITTSBURG, KANSAS, 66762
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was deburring a piece of flat metal stock, 3" x 3", about 1/8" thick. The stock lodged in the disc sander, catching and causing the amputation of the tip of the employee's right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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