Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Southwestern Wire, Inc.
Start: 1/10/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010262 · 1/10/2024 · Southwestern Wire, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Southwestern Wire, Inc.
Location: 3505 N INTERSTATE 35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73069
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the tension of a belt and pulley on a drawing machine when their left hand was pulled into the machine and their fingers were caught in the belt. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated to the first joint, their ring finger was amputated to the nail bed, and their little finger was fractured.

Source

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