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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022108977 · 10/12/2022 · Dorman Products, Inc.

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 during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dorman Products, Inc.
Location
1811 W. Arkansas Street, DURANT, OKLAHOMA, 74701
NAICS
332613
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mounting a leaf spring onto a tooling machine when the spring moved. The tension in the spring pulled the employee's left index and middle finger against the backstop of the tooling machine, resulting in amputation of the left index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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