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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043633 · 4/8/2019 · WEBCO INDUSTRIES INC.,SOUTHWEST TUBE DIVISION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name
WEBCO INDUSTRIES INC.,SOUTHWEST TUBE DIVISION
Location
201 S. WOODLAND DR., SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening the bolts of a saw blade on a tube cutoff machine. The blade was turned, and the employee's wrench followed its movement. His left little finger was crushed between the wrench extension and the framework of the machine. The tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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