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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022108874 · 10/8/2022 · Atkore International

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Atkore International
Location
1202 N. Bowie Dr., WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76086
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to change a pipe clamp on a machine. Power was applied to the machine, and a pneumatic cylinder clamp was jogged forward. The employee's finger was caught between two blocks propelled by the clamp, causing an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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