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The Womble Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Womble Company in ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA
Employer The Womble Company Report ID 2015063714
Address Altus Air Force Base, KC-46 simulator City, State ZIP ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA 73523
Event Date June 16, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 423810 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.73000, -99.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to move aluminum tubing and frame-filled crates. The employee was signaling the operator when his left pinky got caught between the board and the crate. His left pinky fingertip was amputated, removing mostly skin and the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2015, a worker at The Womble Company in ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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