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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019021652 · 2/13/2019 · PAUL MUELLER COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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
PAUL MUELLER COMPANY
Location
2306 W Phelps ST, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65802
NAICS
332420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a head press to manufacture tanks/vessels. A piece of metal fell into the work area and was removed. As the press cycled back up, the employee's glove was caught on a burr on the side of the head pulling their left hand into the press. The left ring finger was lacerated and surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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