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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032340 · 3/18/2021 · Technical Machining Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Technical Machining Services, Inc.
Location
1201 N 8th Street, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72756
NAICS
333514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was coaching another employee on using a stamp machine. The machine was activated while the employee's right hand was in its feeder area. It pressed down on the employee's hand, causing a complete amputation just below the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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