DuPont

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PRYOR, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DuPont in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA
Employer DuPont Report ID 2021010389
Address 5532 Hunt Street, Mid-America Industrial Park City, State ZIP PRYOR, OKLAHOMA 74361
Event Date January 14, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311224 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.30000, -95.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a pusher bar that was caught on a metal guard. When the pusher bar was freed it slid onto the employee's left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2021, a worker at DuPont in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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