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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032101 · 3/7/2024 · Fastenal Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Clothing

Employer

Name
Fastenal Company
Location
9911 Woodend Rd, EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS, 66111
NAICS
493190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing rollers on a conveyor when his shirt sleeve was caught by a chain and it pulled his right hand into the chain and sprocket, resulting in a laceration to the hand and amputations to the index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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