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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032629 · 3/24/2024 · Cerro Wire, LLC

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
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Cerro Wire, LLC
Location
1099 Thompson Rd, SE, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, 35640
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a wire welder when the air actuated welder wire holding arm closed and pinched his right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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