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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2022021763 · 2/24/2022 · Matcor Metal Fabrication, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Matcor Metal Fabrication, Inc.
Location
2400 West Laurel St., INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, 67301
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clamping a part into position to weld it using a resistance welder. The welder activated and welded the end of her index finger into a metal part. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery to repair the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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