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MISSOURI PRESS METALS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SEDALIA, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MISSOURI PRESS METALS in SEDALIA, MISSOURI
Employer MISSOURI PRESS METALS Report ID 2017065154
Address 1200 E Boonville City, State ZIP SEDALIA, MISSOURI 65301
Event Date June 6, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1239834
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -93.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making bushings at a metal molding machine when the machine amputated half of her right middle finger. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2017, a worker at MISSOURI PRESS METALS in SEDALIA, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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