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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032159 · 3/8/2023 · TRUE MANUFACTURING

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 during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
TRUE MANUFACTURING
Location
2001 E. Terra Lane, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
NAICS
423740
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal using a grinding wheel. The wheel pulled the metal in and the distal tuft of the employee's left thumb was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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