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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023064952 · 6/5/2023 · Preformed Line Products Company

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, n.e.c.
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Preformed Line Products Company
Location
2740 South 1st Street, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72758
NAICS
335932
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a cable loop machine and training employees on the set-up procedures. As the employee loaded product, the clamp closed on their left hand and amputated their index finger. The employee had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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