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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20210410287 · 4/19/2021 · Natoma Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Natoma Manufacturing, LLC
Location
16596 U.S. 36, NORTON, KANSAS, 67654
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 12-foot steel bar on a rack. He was trying to keep the bar from rolling off the rack when his thumb was caught between the bar and the rack. The tip of his thumb and part of the thumbnail were crushed and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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