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EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc. in ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
Employer EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc. Report ID 20191212621
Address 270 Redwing Road City, State ZIP ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
Event Date December 9, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.30000, -97.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to locate the cause of a noise in the cooling fan of a piece of lab equipment. The employee was tapping the fan blade when his right index finger was caught in the blade, causing a fingertip amputation. The fan's cover was removed at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2019, a worker at EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc. in ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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