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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211936 · 12/22/2020 · APPH WICHITA

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Band saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
APPH WICHITA
Location
1445 S. SIERRA DR., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67209
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel bar with a bandsaw. The sawblade caught the employee's glove, causing a soft-tissue amputation to the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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