Amputations

Name: Amputations at BALON CORPORATION
Start: 12/14/2023

1 amputation · 20231211383 · 12/14/2023 · BALON 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: Metalworking lathes
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: BALON CORPORATION
Location: 3245 S. HATTIE AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73129
NAICS: 332911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an engine lathe while reworking an engine part. The employee's right glove was caught by the lathe, resulting in an injury to the right middle finger that required medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown