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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024021003 · 2/1/2024 · U.S. Dept of Justice

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
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U.S. Dept of Justice
Location
Old NC Hwy 75, BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA, 27509
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was operating a snap machine. The machine activated while his left index finger was between its upper press fixture and the lower die holder, and he suffered a skin avulsion with bone damage. He underwent a medical amputation of a portion of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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