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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043834 · 4/15/2019 · Darby Equipment Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Darby Equipment Company, LLC
Location
2940 N. Toledo Ave., TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74115
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning and lubricating the drive chain on a pipe coating machine. The rag he was using to remove excess oil was caught in the machine, which resulted in his hand being pulled in. He suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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