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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201010183 · 10/27/2020 · NORTHSTAR BATTERY COMPANY

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 regular operation
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
NORTHSTAR BATTERY COMPANY
Location
4000 Continental Way, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a one-inch PVC type 1 material on a table saw. As the material was being cut, it bound, kicked, and pulled his left index finger into the blade resulting in a partial amputation. The table saw was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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