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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019044208 · 4/25/2019 · Schuff Steel

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Schuff Steel
Location
2001 N Davis road, OTTAWA, KANSAS, 66067
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a plasma punch machine and caught his right middle finger between the plate and the roller of the machine, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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