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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010841 · 1/27/2024 · Koch & Company 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
Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Koch & Company Inc.
Location
1050 SE Republican Avenue, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS
336310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding boards into a six-head molder. The employee opened the machine to clear a small piece of wood, and their right index finger contacted a moving blade. The finger was amputated at the lower knuckle. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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