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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032391 · 3/18/2024 · BOHN & DAWSON

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
BOHN & DAWSON
Location
3500 Tree Court Industrial Boulevard, KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI, 63122
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a CNC milling machine to drill holes in metal bars. The employee was activating a clamping mechanism to hold a part in place when her left little finger was pinched between the clamping mechanism and the part, resulting in a distal amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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