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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111714 · 11/11/2019 · United Poly Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
United Poly Systems
Location
4707 E. Kearney, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a coiler. His left hand was caught between the fixed arm and the moveable arm when the machine operated; the thumb was amputated at the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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