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General Shale Brick

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WISTER, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at General Shale Brick in WISTER, OKLAHOMA
Employer General Shale Brick Report ID 2015074749
Address General Shale Brick, 902 1/2 Magnolia Street City, State ZIP WISTER, OKLAHOMA 74966
Event Date July 16, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Rocks, crushed stone
Industry (NAICS) 327121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.95000, -94.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using his hands to move rock from the conveyor belt to a shelf. His finger got caught and smashed between two rocks, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. A small portion of the bone was surgically removed.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2015, a worker at General Shale Brick in WISTER, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with rocks, crushed stone identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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