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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099217 · 9/5/2019 · W.W. WOOD PRODUCTS INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
W.W. WOOD PRODUCTS INC
Location
10000 Old Hwy 60, DUDLEY, MISSOURI, 63936
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning paint residue off a protective cover of a machine. The employee was scraping with his right hand when his left hand was caught in a moving chain. The left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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