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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019033100 · 3/25/2019 · MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified

Employer

Name
MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC.
Location
2101 N. Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a muffled cart on a non-energized roller. The employee's left hand was caught between the steel and the roller, causing the amputation of about 1/8 inch of the index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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