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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019066179 · 6/19/2019 · LABCONCO Corporation

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
LABCONCO Corporation
Location
2500 Liberty Bell Rd, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, 66701
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill press with a hole saw bit installed, when the bit caught the employee's glove, pulling the employee's left thumb into the bit and resulting in an amputation (from the middle).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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