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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010123 · 1/5/2024 · ITT Engineered Valves, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Shearing machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
ITT Engineered Valves, LLC
Location
1110 Bankhead Avenue, AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, 38821
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was positioning metal to be cut by a shear. The shear activated and the clamps pressed down on the employee's hands. Three of the employee's fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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