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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021720 · 2/25/2024 · Excelsior Spring Seating Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Industrial vacuums
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Excelsior Spring Seating Systems
Location
301 S. McCleary Road, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI, 64024
NAICS
336360
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a vacuum. Four fingers on his right hand were caught inside the collection bag by the vacuum's fan blades. He suffered an amputation to the index fingertip, abrasions to the thumb, a skin avulsion to the middle finger, and abrasions and bruising to the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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