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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119560 · 11/4/2021 · Metal Container Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Metal Container Corporation
Location
3713 Hammon Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73179
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean a liner while rotating the liner turret counter-clockwise with his left hand. The employee's right little finger was caught between the stationary dog leg channel and the rotating star wheel. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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