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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201212130 · 12/31/2020 · ELECTRO-CORE INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ELECTRO-CORE INC.
Location
2207 HIGHWAY A, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
NAICS
334419
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a guard on a machine when his glove caught on the sharp edge of the guard. The metal guard partially amputated the employee's left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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