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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231110221 · 11/6/2023 · Elkhart Products Corporation

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Elkhart Products Corporation
Location
3265 S School Ave, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
NAICS
332913
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press, loading pre-cut tubes of copper into a feeder when the die closed on their right hand. The employee's right second, third, and forth fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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