PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO. in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO. Report ID 2018087864
Address 4411 SW 19TH STREET City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73108
Event Date August 1, 2018 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 Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 336310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.44000, -97.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a belt sander to sand down a sharp edge from a piece of metal he had just cut. The belt caught a piece of the sharp steel, causing the employee to move forward. He was wearing leather gloves while sanding and as the metal was pulled in between the rest plate and sanding belt, it caught the glove, pulling his left thumb in between the metal piece and sanding belt. His left thumb was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2018, a worker at PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO. in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 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 grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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