Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Sturm, Ruger, & Company, Inc.
Start: 9/3/2024

1 amputation · 2024098153 · 9/3/2024 · Sturm, Ruger, & Company, 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: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Sandblasting machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Sturm, Ruger, & Company, Inc.
Location: 411 Sunapee Street, NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03773
NAICS: 331512
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dislodging a part that was stuck in the shot blasting machine when the part released and shifted, catching the employee's left middle finger between the part and the belt of the machine. The employee pulled his hand away and sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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