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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221210887 · 12/15/2022 · The Molding Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Band saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
The Molding Company, Inc.
Location
727 N. Liberty Street, CHERRYVALE, KANSAS, 67335
NAICS
333511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a part on a band saw. The saw caught his glove and pulled in his finger, its blade amputating two joints of his left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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