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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032132 · 3/8/2024 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co.

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co.
Location
6 Industrial Loop Rd., HANNIBAL, MISSOURI, 63401
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with a drill press when the glove on his right hand got caught on the bit and his hand was pulled into it, resulting in the amputation of the tip of his little finger and a fracture to his ring fingertip requiring surgery to repair.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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