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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098877 · 9/18/2020 · Western Industries Corporation

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Western Industries Corporation
Location
2530 S. Southeast Drive, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67216
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a resaw machine and amputated their index fingertip. The index finger was also fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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