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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021031862 · 3/1/2021 · Rite Hite

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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Rite Hite
Location
601 Expressway Drive, HORN LAKE, MISSISSIPPI, 38637
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lip weld robot. When the robot began to cycle, a shim fell off the lug. As he was retrieving the shim, the robot cycled and pinched his left index finger between the lip plate and the lug. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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