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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021408 · 2/14/2022 · WIRECO WORLDGROUP, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
WIRECO WORLDGROUP, INC.
Location
24150 OAK GROVE LANE, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening wire on a bobbin. The employee was holding a strand while tightening the tension on the reel, and his left index finger was caught between the strand and the reel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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