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Amputations

1 amputation · 20211211117 · 12/28/2021 · American Castings, LLC

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Castings, LLC
Location
5265 Hunt Street, PRYOR, OKLAHOMA, 74361
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning sand off the rollover stop block on a molding machine. His right middle fingertip was crushed, necessitating a surgical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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