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Aurora Technologies, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PACIFIC, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aurora Technologies, Inc in PACIFIC, MISSOURI
Employer Aurora Technologies, Inc Report ID 2015085967
Address Punch Press Department, 6 Capper Drive City, State ZIP PACIFIC, MISSOURI 63069
Event Date August 20, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Punch presses
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1088960
GPS Coordinates 38.48000, -90.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running parts through a punch press. The part jammed, so he attempted to retrieve the part from the machine. His foot hit the foot pedal and activated the punch, which amputated his left thumb down to the first bone and required surgery. The guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2015, a worker at Aurora Technologies, Inc in PACIFIC, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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