Amputations

Name: Amputations at FLEX-O-LATORS
Start: 11/10/2021

1 amputation · 2021119722 · 11/10/2021 · FLEX-O-LATORS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: FLEX-O-LATORS
Location: 1460 Jackson Drive, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was watching a maintenance employee work on an extruder. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the pulley and the conveyor belt, and the little fingertip was amputated. The extruder was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown