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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010361 · 1/12/2023 · Parker

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Parker
Location
4400 E HWY 30, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68847
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a spiral machine. The employee was feeding steel coils into the machine and using her hand to guide and stabilize the steel strip. The machine jogged and the feed louvers caught her glove, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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