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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021460 · 2/15/2024 · Kabinet Korner 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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Kabinet Korner Inc
Location
10125 County Lane 207, WEBB CITY, MISSOURI, 64870
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting wood using a routing table saw when their glove got caught by the point of operation on the routing table, resulting in an amputations of their left ring and middle fingers. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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