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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043502 · 4/22/2022 · Homestretch LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Homestretch LLC
Location
146 Furniture Drive, NETTLETON, MISSISSIPPI, 38858
NAICS
337121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was blowing sawdust off a CNC router with an air hose. The hose became entangled in a moving part of the router's table. While the employee was trying to untangle the hose, his right index finger was caught between the table and a fixed part. The employee underwent a medical amputation of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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