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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043989 · 4/30/2020 · CHARLES INDUSTRIES LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CHARLES INDUSTRIES LTD
Location
1515 MCROBERTS RD, CANTON, MISSOURI, 63435
NAICS
334210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a clog of sawdust on the discharge side of a sawdust collection unit when his hand was contacted by the impeller, resulting in an amputation to the left middle finger and hand lacerations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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