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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054332 · 5/16/2024 · VOGEL SHEET METAL & HEATING INC

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
Bending, crimping machinery
Secondary source
Personal protective equipment (PPE) unspecified

Employer

Name
VOGEL SHEET METAL & HEATING INC
Location
1642 Manufacturers Drive, FENTON, MISSOURI, 63026
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending 16-gauge metal using a brake machine when their right thumb got caught in the machine's pressing mechanism, resulting in a partial thumb tip amputation. The employee was wearing personal protective equipment at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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