WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. | Report ID | 2017021245 |
| Address | 41600 WOLVERINE RD | City, State ZIP | SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA 74804 |
| Event Date | February 8, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331421 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.42000, -96.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hand feeding a copper tube into a finning machine with her right hand. The employee rested her left hand on top of the slide gate guard with her fingertips behind the guard. The machine was in the automatic mode. The slide gate activated and amputated her left small fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 8, 2017, a worker at WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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