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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191010875 · 10/17/2019 · Kamtek, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Kamtek, Inc.
Location
1595 Sterilite Dr, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35215
NAICS
336370
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a sheet of metal into a shear machine when his finger came in contact with a spring in the machine, resulting in a left middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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