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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021086889 · 8/13/2021 · TEC Staffing Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
TEC Staffing Services
Location
1825 North "A" St, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air gun to blow saw dust off wood when his hand contacted the router bit on the machine, resulting in a left thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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