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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111888 · 11/19/2018 · Tri-Point L.L.C.

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Tri-Point L.L.C.
Location
701 S. Eastern Ave., ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73644
NAICS
811412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a small roll press when both of the employee's gloved hands were caught between the rollers, resulting in a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle and smashed middle and ring fingers on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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