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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054554 · 5/23/2024 · Horizons Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Horizons Systems
Location
2601 Flynn Dr, PARSONS, KANSAS, 67357
NAICS
333922
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing production work on a rolling machine when their left glove got caught in the machine. The employee's left hand and wrist were crushed, leading to surgical amputation of all four fingers and part of the thumb. The machine was not guarded at the point of operation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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